Aurora, Colo. — The Aurora City Council could change the rules scooter operators in the city must follow.
Assistant City Manager Laura Perry said during Thursday’s Transportation, Airports and Public Policy Committee meeting that the city is in the process of revamping its scooter requirements. Several new operators have expressed an interest in operating in the city after others have pulled out of Aurora, according to city staff.
Some companies have pulled out of Aurora
Council member Francoise Bergan said it appears the scooters haven’t been that popular in Aurora if some companies have left. But Tom Workman-Braddock said the scooters do get used when they are available, and the industry simply has shrunk in terms of number of providers.
Aurora is considering reducing the number of scooters each provider may deploy, Workman-Braddock said. There is a limit of 500 scooters per provider. The proposed limit would be 300. The city also would like to raise its infrastructure fee on the providers from three cents to five cents per ride, he said.