Decision

Decision
 
For the reasons set
out in the report Cabinet RESOLVED to Agree:
 

i) 
To delegate to the Corporate Director of Environment and
Sustainable Transport, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Environment and Sustainable Transport to:

 

a) 
implement formal parking bays for micro-mobility services in the
proposed pilot area using experimental and/or permanent traffic
management orders where required, including consideration of any
objections received at statutory consultation;

b) 
agree the sites in Newham to be used in the pilot micro-mobility
programme which may be increased as per d) below;

c) 
to enter into Memoranda of Understanding with micro-mobility
operator(s) to provide, manage and maintain these services for a
pilot area and period, pending operation of the pan-London contract
that will supersede these agreements;

d) 
subject to the outcomes of the pilot, implement incremental
expansion of the operating area via the provision of additional
formal parking bays as per (b) above in further pilot areas.
ii) 
To note the work of London Councils and Transport for London (TfL)
to progress a pan-London procurement exercise for the provision of
micro-mobility services, currently forecast to become available for
use by boroughs in 2026 at the earliest. Consideration to
participate in this contract will be sought from Cabinet at a later
date.
 
Alternatives
Considered
 
a) 
A do-nothing option has been considered, but would continue to
perpetuate the dis-benefits of the current operators, including
footway obstruction, whilst securing no additional benefits for
residents.
b) 
An enforcement-only option has been considered, however as noted
above, the Council lacks the powers to prevent dockless cycle
operation in the borough, and the powers available to enforce on a
site-by-site basis are not fit-for-purpose.