Following up on potential dockless bicycle programs in both Champaign and Urbana, Champaign took another step towards a potential pilot program. More at this previous post: Urbana Bike Share Consideration. From the News-Gazette today:
Champaign council gives initial OK to dockless bike sharingFull article has a bit more detail on licensing for operators here.
This week, the city council gave initial approval to a pilot program for dockless bike-sharing systems.
All council members voted in favor of the program except for Clarissa Nickerson Fourman. The cities of Champaign and Urbana, in addition to the University of Illinois, are looking to make a joint agreement where each entity would regulate the systems the same way...
Mayor Deb Feinen told city staff this week that the security-deposit price should be pitched up, but not so high that it becomes unaffordable.
With dockless bike share, bikes are distributed around town by a company and a user can unlock one with a phone app. They pay through the app to rent the bike, which has GPS, so companies can monitor where it is at all times.
If given final approval, Champaign's pilot program would run until June 2019. Associate city planner Ben LeRoy said pilot programs allow the city to tweak specifics faster and easier than formally amending approved city codes.
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