Over the past year, cities throughout the greater Los Angeles region have responded in different ways to the deployment of new shared on-demand personal mobility devices within their respective jurisdictions. New mobility options offer transportation alternatives to support greenhouse gas reduction goals and provide first-last mile connectivity to existing transit services. The purpose of the County of Los Angeles (County) On-Demand Personal Mobility Devices (Devices) Pilot Program is to temporarily test rules of deployment and use of the Devices on County streets in the unincorporated areas of the County. By allowing the on-demand shared personal mobility companies to operate within a defined yet adaptive framework, the County can evaluate and learn how to best manage the changes impacting its transportation network. If determined to be successful, the County may take the lessons learned during the Pilot Program to make an informed, data-driven decision regarding the future of the program.
Pilot Program Goals and Objectives
The Pilot Program will be governed by Specifications, which give the County the flexibility to adapt quickly to changing environments, business models, and other management issues.
The primary objectives of the Pilot Program include, without limitation:
- Protecting public health and safety for residents, employees, and visitors of County Unincorporated Areas (Safety tips here);
- Providing additional mobility options;
- Maintaining the proper Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) path of travel in the applicable public right-of-way;
- Reducing emissions from motorized vehicles’ short trips;
- Providing connections to transit;
- Maximizing Customer awareness of safe and legal behaviors for operating the Devices;
- Creating an enforceable regulatory framework for allowing and managing shared mobility services;
- Ensuring that the equitable use of public right-of-way benefits public mobility;
- Ensuring that all Operators respond quickly and appropriately to issues and service complaints;
- Complying with the goals and objectives of County’s Vision Zero Initiative; and
- Managing the County’s risk of liability related to the use, rental, and deployment of Devices.
