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Porto is reducing its e-scooter fleet and transitioning to shared bicycles through negotiations with private operators, presenting a different approach to urban mobility regulation compared to Lisbon's more radical plans.
The Lisbon City Council is scheduled to discuss a proposal to suspend shared electric scooters, following Mayor Carlos Moedas's pledge to tackle risky rider behaviour.
Lisbon City Council plans to ban shared electric scooters citing safety concerns and public space obstruction, while expanding the municipal Gira bicycle network.
The Mayor of Cascais discussed the future of urban development at the CNN Portugal Summit, highlighting the city's commitment to free public transport and sustainable infrastructure.
The event focuses on discussions and decisions regarding the future and impact of mobility solutions.
Carris, which is managed by the Lisbon municipality, indicates that in the current month of October the “upward trend continues, with a daily average of around 500 thousand people transported.”
Operators must remove all electric scooters from the Lisbon municipality by the end of the year if they do not respond to the City Council's decision within 10 days. The Livre party considers that the measure raises legal doubts.
Lisbon's municipal government has approved the suspension of shared e-scooters, with the PS, BE, and PCP abstaining. The Liberals did not justify their vote against the motion, only acknowledging 'problems' with the use of the vehicles.
Vehicles must be removed from the city within 60 days.
Carlos Moedas' absolute majority in the Lisbon City Council is expected to approve the proposal to suspend shared e-scooters in Lisbon. The mayor points to “a huge safety problem”.
It is the first item on the agenda at Wednesday's City Council meeting, one week after Carlos Moedas informed the country and operators, live on television, that he would end shared e-scooters in Lisbon within 60 days. The capital will lose access to shared e-scooters from January, in a move designated by...
In September 2022, the Lisbon City Council unanimously approved the start of the Shared Soft Mobility Regulation, but the document has not been presented so far, Livre recalled.
Following the announcement of the suspension of shared e-scooters, the communists are demanding the regulation promised in 2022 and are proposing a study to integrate the service into the municipal Gira network.
The president of the ACP says the ban is the “only possible measure” and that the referendum will follow normal procedures — but it may be cancelled if Moedas bans e-scooters definitively.
The president of the Automobile Club of Portugal (ACP), Carlos Barbosa, expressed his approval of Mayor Carlos Moedas's decision to suspend shared electric scooters in Lisbon, citing safety concerns and pedestrian obstruction. Meanwhile, the ACP has submitted 20,000 signatures to the Municipal Assembly of Lisbon to move forward with a municipal referendum on the issue, though the process may be rendered moot if the permanent ban is enacted.
The Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, justified the decision to suspend electric scooters on Friday, citing the number of accidents and the abandonment of the equipment, promising to invest in the Gira shared bicycle system.
Proposed contract termination motivated by safety concerns. The mayor accuses operators of breaching the agreement and states that priority will be given to Gira shared bicycles. The PS party calls it a 'failure'.
The suspension of shared e-scooters in Lisbon is a definitive measure, the municipality clarified to RTP Antena 1. The deputy mayor does not fear that the decision will be challenged by operators, despite the effort made in 2023 to regulate the presence of these vehicles in the city.
The mayor says the system “is not working” and points out the various problems.
The mayor says the system “is not working,” highlighting the need for “everyone to be able to travel safely.”
Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas announced that the shared e-scooter system would be suspended in the capital, citing various problems with the circulation of these vehicles.
Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas has announced the suspension of shared electric scooters in the Portuguese capital, citing growing safety concerns, dangerous behaviour by riders and the widespread abandonment of vehicles The post Lisbon mayor suspends shared e-scooter scheme over safety concerns appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The mayor argues that there is a problem with improper parking and another regarding safety.
The mayor argues that there is a problem with illegal parking and another regarding safety.
Lisbon mayor, Carlos Moedas, gave an assurance today that he will take measures to tackle risky behaviour by people using electric scooters, highlighting the “utter chaos” caused by parking and The post Lisbon mayor guarantees steps to tackle “utter chaos” of electric scooters in city appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The Mayor of Lisbon says he will take action, but does not specify what those measures will be. On Wednesday, electric micromobility will be discussed in Parliament.
The goal is to take the end of shared e-scooters in the capital to a referendum.
