The city wants to hear your opinion on the shared electric scooter pilot program.
Started in July and running for 16 months, the pilot program has 1,500 scooters from two companies, Lime and Bird, available for use around the downtown core.
The survey is seeking feedback from people who have and haven’t used the service and will be available until Oct. 6.
"It’s looking at why people are using e-scooters, it’s looking at where people should use e-scooters, so whether they should be on the sidewalk or roadway (and) how fast they should go,” said Andrew Sedor, a business development coordinator with the city.
“We’re going to use this input in order to determine the next phases of the pilot and if the pilot should continue.”
Feedback from the survey will be presented to a city council committee later this year.
The scooters have proven to be popular since the launch two months ago, with 540,000 rides covering more than 1.1 million kilometres logged so far.
Sedor said there have been about 140,000 unique users so far, which equates to about 10 per cent of the city’s population.
“We’ve been told we’re one of the three most popular markets in the world for rides per scooter,” said Sedor.
“But we do have to weigh that against the pros and cons of the concerns and the transportation benefits that it does provide.”
He’s also looking forward to comparing data from other cities, especially in Edmonton, where they are allowed on roadways. In Calgary, scooters are only allowed on sidewalks, pathways and bike paths.
"Other than that, all the other variables are the same so it's going to be really interesting to contrast and compare with their pilot," he said.
To ensure the safety of both riders and those around them over the winter months, the scooters will be removed in November and the program will resume March 16, 2020.
The survey can be found online.
More information on the pilot program can be found on the city’s website.
