Umkhandlu we-DC wokulinganisa umthetho oqhubeka nokulawula ukusetshenziswa kwe-scooter edolobheni nemininingwane ye-DDOT

Imithetho, eholwa yilungu lomkhandlu uMary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3), isungula imithetho emisha futhi iqinisa eminye engabe isivele isikhona kubagibeli nabasebenza kuyo futhi kulindeleke ukuthi umkhandlu ulawule lokhu kuwa.

I-invoyisi iyimodeli ebukeziwe eyethulwe ngonyaka owedlule eyasungula into engathandeki ngosuku olulodwa lokufika ekhaya lokusetshenziswa kwe-scooter. Lokho kuhlinzekwa, okwaphikiswa abagibeli nabasebenza, akukho ngaphakathi kwemithetho ebuyekeziwe.

UCeh ulindele ukuthi angaba namavoti anele emithethweni yokuwela le yr futhi uthi kufanele isungule isisekelo esigunyaziwe sokusebenza kwezinkampani. Uthe lesi siphakamiso silinganisela izidingo zedolobha lokusungula izinto ezintsha, ukusimama nokuphepha komphakathi.

Isibonelo, ukuphakelwa kwezinto okudinga ukuthi amayunithi asebenze kukhiye ukusebenza ukuze kubhekane nezikhalazo ezihambisana nezikuta ezishiywe ngaphakathi endaweni evulekile nokwenza ingozi kubahamba ngezinyawo nakubantu abakhubazekile.

“Angicabangi ukuthi lezi yizidingo ezimbi kakhulu. Kodwa-ke ngikholwa wukuthi ziyadingeka, ”kusho uCheh. "Futhi kungenxa yokuphepha."

Yileso sidingo, nokho, esizodonsela ekuphikisweni okukhulu. Ukuhweba kuye kwalwa nezindlela ezihlobene emadolobheni ahlukene, yize kuhambisane nomthetho oseChicago, eSan Francisco naseDenver.

Izikhulu zebhizinisi zithi iSifunda asinayo ingqalasizinda yokupaka ukuze kwanele ukwanda kokusetshenziswa kwamabhayisikili ngenxa yalolu bhubhane ngaphezu kwesidingo esivela kumakhasimende e-scooter. Ngaphezu kwalokho bathi abagibeli abazimisele ngezidingo zokukhiya futhi abavamile ukuziqaphela.

"Abukho ubufakazi bokusiza ukuthi ukukhiya kuthuthukise ukuhambisana nokupaka," kusho uNatalie Sawyer, okhulumela abakwaFowl. Uthe ukuqaliswa kokukhiya eDenver kuphakanyiswe ukuhambisana ngomuntu oyedwa kuya ku-2% kuyo yonke imisebenzi futhi ukuthi kuyabiza ukuthembela ekuholeni okufanayo ku-DC ngombandela wokuthi ingqalasizinda yesithuthuthu nendawo yokupaka amabhayisikili ayenele.

Ngokuya ngoPhiko Lwezokuthutha Lwesifunda kunama-racks wamabhayisikili angama-5,000 80 kulo lonke idolobha kanye nama-XNUMX amabhayisikili nezithuthuthu.

Amafemu e-Scooter nawo azwakalise ukukhathazeka kwawo ukuthi ukunikezwa kuzolimaza imikhondo yawo engemuva. Izikuta ezisebenza kabusha ukuze zengeze ukusebenza kokukhiya zingabiza amakhulu ezinkulungwane zama- $ dollars, kusho amanye amafemu. Futhi imali iza njengoba amafemu ama-scooter eshaywe aqeda amandla ngubhubhane lwe-coronavirus. Abadlali abakhulu abafaniswa neLime, Fowl kanye neLyft babe nokudilizwa emsebenzini ezinyangeni zakamuva nokusebenza okwehlisiwe kulo lonke elaseMelika.

Amanye amafemu athe angacela umkhandlu ukuthi ubambezele ukucubungula i-invoyisi, ngenxa yezimo zobhadane.

"Kubandakanya lo msebenzi wokukhiya kuza ngesikhathi esingesihle sicubungula zonke izinto eziphikisayo ezenzekayo," kusho uSawyer.

URobert Gardner, umqondisi wezobudlelwano bukaMengameli weLime endaweni yaseWashington, uthe lesi sinyathelo sizokhubaza ukusetshenziswa kwezithuthuthu kuphela.

"Akuwenzi umqondo ukuthi sithwese abantu abathandwa kakhulu ukushayela i-DC eye yabona eminyakeni eminingi ngomthethonqubo ongafuni ukusetshenziswa kwayo," kusho uGardner.

UChe uthe i-invoyisi yakhe akuyona eyokuvala futhi izoshintsha. Uma ngabe isiphakamiso sidlula njengoba sinjalo, indlela yokukhiya kufanele ibe khona ukuwa okulandelayo.

I-DDOT, elawula izinkampani, isivele isungule imihlahlandlela ebhekele ukubamba amafemu ama-scooter ukuthi awahlole, kepha uCheh uthe imithetho yakhe iyayifuna imingcele futhi yenza ukusetshenziswa kwe-scooter ngaphakathi kwedolobha kuphephe.

Imithetho izosetha igunya eligunyazwe yi-ejensi ye-DDOT ukuphatha uhlelo lwedolobha olungenadokodo, olufaka izithuthuthu, amabhayisikili nama-e-bikes. Kungavumela i-DDOT ukuthola imihlahlandlela eyengeziwe.

Kungadinga ukuthi i-DDOT ibeke uphawu noma izimpawu zomgwaqo eziqukethwe yiCentral Enterprise District ezixwayisa abagibeli bezikuta maqondana nokwenqatshelwa okuphikisana nokushayela ezindleleni zomgwaqo ngaphakathi kwalesi sifunda.

U-yr wokugcina, i-DDOT iveze ukucatshangelwa maqondana nemodeli eyiqiniso ye-invoyisi, ithi phakathi kokuhlinzekiwe bekuchazwe ngokweqile futhi kuzobonisa ukuthi kunzima ukukusebenzisa. Le nkampani ithe iqhubekile nokusebenzisana nomkhandlu ukuqinisa imithetho.

Ngaphansi kwe-invoyisi ebukeziwe, amafemu angadingeka ukuthi athumele okungenani ama-3% emikhumbi yawo kuwo wonke amawadi ayisishiyagalombili esiFunda, phakathi kuka-5 no-6 ekuseni usuku nosuku, futhi angavunyelwa ukubeka ama-scooter ngaphakathi kwe-500 ft ye-elementary, isikhungo noma isikole samabanga aphezulu. Lezi zimiso zizosebenza futhi ekusebenzeni okungenabhokisi le-e-bike.

Imithetho ibuye isungule izinhlawulo kwabaphula izisekelo: Abagibeli abasebenza isikuta esiqashisayo noma i-e-bike kanti abadakiwe noma imishanguzo bangabhekana nenzuzo engango- $ 150; noma ngubani othola ukuthi uphazamisa lezi zingxenye uzobhekana nenhlawulo engu- $ 125.

Izinhlinzeko ezahlukahlukene ze-invoyisi zamukela:

● Ukufuna ukuthi abashayeli babhekele inani lamahhala lamahora angama-24 ukuze amalungu omphakathi jikelele abike izithuthuthu ezipakwe ngokungemthetho futhi afake izikhalazo ezihlukile.

● Ukufuna ukuthi ama-opharetha ahlinzeke ngezifundo zamahhala ezikhethiwe kumathiphu wokuthi ungazizwa kanjani ngokuphepha.

● Ukubeka umkhawulo we-e-bike velocity limited kuma-20 miles ngehora.

● Ukufuna opharetha ukwethula ulwazi lwemikhumbi, uhambo nokugxeka ku-DDOT.

Amafemu ayisikhombisa asebenza ngezikuta ngaphakathi kwesiFunda: i-Fowl, iBolt, iLime, iLyft, iRazor, iSkip neSpin. Ama-e-bikes amabili asebenzayo: iHelbiz neBounce, engaphansi kwesambulela seLime.

Inani lemikhombandlela ehlongozwayo yesibuko semithetho ye-DDOT eyaqala ukusebenza ngonyaka owedlule, lapho inkampani yethula uhlelo olwengeziwe lwanamuhla lwama-scooter namabhayisikili angenalutho. I-Town yabe isungula izinkokhelo zabasebenza futhi yagcina i-cap ezinhlakeni ezahlukahlukene inkampani ngayinye evunyelwe ukuyisebenzisa.

Amabhizinisi avunyelwe ukuba nama-scooter angaphansi nje kwe-7,000 ahlanganisiwe; izimvume zivumela cishe ama-4,000 e-bikes. Ngasekuqaleni konyaka, njengoba idolobha lalisingatha ubhadane, i-DDOT yamisa kancane izinhlelo zokwandisa imikhumbi ye-scooter.

Abakwa-Scooter babuza umbuzo wesidingo semithetho, becaphuna ukubhekwa kwe-DDOT ngaphezu kokwehla ngaphakathi kwezikhalazo ezahlukahlukene maqondana namayunithi uma kuqhathaniswa nezinsuku zokuqala zokufika kwabo, ngasekupheleni kuka-2017 nasekuqaleni kuka-2018. Ukukhungatheka okuningi, kanye nokuthi amayunithi ayeshiywe ngobudlabha ngokungazelele, kugcwele indawo okungafanele babe kuyo futhi bekulokhu kuyingozi kakhulu kubahamba ngezinyawo.

Abaholi bezokuthutha nabezentengiselwano beMetropolis bathi izikhalazo sezihlile ngoba izingxenye ezinamasondo amabili sezishintshe zaba ukwazana okwengeziwe ngaphakathi kwezemvelo zezokuthutha.