By Forum Staff
On Friday, City Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Jamaica), State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and Assemblyman Sam Berger (D-Flushing) met with City Department of Transportation Queens Commissioner Nicole Garcia, as well as other representatives from DOT, Bird, Veo and Lime to discuss the agency’s proposal to install 65 shared e-scooter parking corrals.
Corral zones use GPS and in-app technology to require riders end their trip in a designated parking corral. Corrals are visible via the smart phone app and are marked on the street with paint, as well as signage.
Photo Courtesy of Lime
A Lime electric scooter
“While DOT and this administration remain firm in their position that these e-scooters are here to stay, I am working diligently with my colleagues to mitigate the impact they have on our community. We have also provided DOT with a list of specific e-scooter corral locations that we anticipate may be problematic and are urging them to reevaluate some of these placements with community safety and accessibility in mind,” Gennaro said. “Let me be clear: I do not want these e-scooters in our community. And I will continue to make our opposition heard and fight for what’s best for our neighborhoods.”
Berger added, “The community didn’t ask for this program, and removing over 50 parking spacPhot zmouny`es for something only used a third of the year is not the answer to a disastrous rollout. “During our two-hour walk-through with NYC DOT, not a single e-scooter was seen in use. I will not stand by while our community is steamrolled. I am committed to fighting for a public process that listens to and respects the people who actually live here.”
