During the 11/08/2021 Municipal Services Committee meeting, the committee spent over 50 minutes receiving a presentation on the Bird E-Scooter pilot program and then discussing the issues that had come up through the pilot program. Last week I recapped Bird representative Adam Blau’s presentation to […]
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Bird E-Scooter Representative Gives Presentation To Municipal Services Committee
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/08/2021. About 53 minutes of the 1 hour and 18 minute meeting was taken up with a presentation from a Bird E-Scooter representative and then a discussion about the presentation and pilot program. To keep the length of post down, […]
Municipal Services Committee Meets 10/11/2021 – Approve Occupancy Permits, Review Several Information Items, Parking Utility Revenue Still Down
The Municipal Services Committee met 10/11/2021. It was a short meeting, only around 11 minutes in length. The action items were all straightforward and each was approved unanimously without discussion. Those items included… Request from Supreme Tattoo Society for a street occupancy permit to place […]
Appleton Seeks Feedback On BIRD Scooters – Should They Stay Or Go?
The city of Appleton is asking for feedback from the public on BIRD scooters. Should they stay or go? Answer the survey here: https://www.appleton.org/Home/Components/News/News/21006/18
Municipal Services Committee Receives July Bird E-Scooter Report
On 08/09/2021 the Municipal Services Committee received the July report for the Bird E-Scooter pilot program. The report was included in the agenda packet. Director of Public Works Paula Vandehey told the committee that the total rides since the pilot program started was just over […]
Municipal Services Committee Receives Update On BIRD E-Scooter Pilot Program – Complaints Lower Than Expected; Only One Accident So Far
There was a brief report on the BIRD E-scooter pilot program during the Municipal Services Committee meeting on 07/12/2021. In addition to the community feedback report that had been attached to the agenda, Director Paula Vandehey had a report she handed out to the committee […]
How To Report Badly Parked Birds
A reader sent this in–an abandoned Bird, tipped over on its side and in a driveway entrance. The ones I’ve seen have at least all been upright and not in danger of getting hit by a car. Per the city website “Bird will be responsible […]