Please place on the May 17, 2017 City Commission Agenda, a referral to the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee (NCAC) to discuss the recently emerging and competitive rogue bike share business model and concerns raised from this practice.

In cities around the U.S. and around the world, multiple rogue bike sharing companies have recently muscled up on established companies such as CitiBike. These rogue companies (e.g., Spin, Noa, BlueGoGo, Mobike, Ofo, etc.) are not regulated by laws and often eliminate the use of docking stations via GPS-equipped bikes with mechanisms that lock up the rear tire and can be unlocked via phone apps. The bicycles are paid by the minute and can be parked literally anywhere on the street, wreaking havoc on multiple cities.

Seeing as Miami Beach’s contract with CitiBike extends through 2023, I would like to direct staff to assess any associated Right of Way concerns and ADA impacts. Additionally, staff should explore any areas in current City ordinances that may need to be revisited and shored up in anticipation of this popular practice worldwide.

Attached are images of Chinese storage facilities for bicycles that have been confiscated for having been illegally parked. For more information on this phenomenon, please review the following New York Post article: http://nypost.com/2017/04/05/citi-bike-competitors-ready-to-roll-into-nyc/

Please contact my office at extension 6437 for additional information.