## Requirements for the operation of shared dockless micromobility on public land

### Protection of the public realm

The ACT Government is committed to ensuring a safe, vibrant and attractive city environment for visitors and locals including for those with visual and/or mobility impairments. The ACT Government requires safe and equitable access for all. Operators will be expected to manage their fleets to ensure that the devices do not clutter our streetscapes and urban areas, and that these devices do not block people walking or moving through the public realm, including those with prams or mobility aids. Service operators will need to obtain a permit to operate on public land in the ACT under the Public Unleased Land Act 2013 (PULA). The conditions of the permit will outline how devices should be managed to protect the public realm. To meet these requirements operators will need to educate their customers to use them responsibly.

#### Parking

Identifying preferred device parking sites helps operators to manage fleets and users to park the devices when they have finished their trip. Identified device parking sites also help to demonstrate how the ACT Government is supporting operators to minimise disruption. Sites have been marked in Central Canberra for dockless bike share based on anticipated demand and to comply with standards on accessibility. These sites will be reviewed to accommodate scooters and other devices as needed. Additional sites may be identified in Canberra’s other town centres. When rebalancing fleets, operators should use these identified device parking locations where these are available in the area. Operators must promote and encourage users to use these sites where possible. Operators will be encouraged to work with the ACT Government to map appropriate locations for future sites in new operating areas. This will enable the ACT Government to determine and mark appropriate locations where dockless devices may be parked. Operators will be encouraged to educate and provide incentives to users to park in these locations, or when parking in other locations to do so with sensitivity to the needs of others, to ensure public safety and compliance with permit conditions. Permits will specify how fleets must be deployed in public places, including where devices can and cannot be parked. Operators must observe these specifications when rebalancing fleets and they are encouraged to educate and provide incentives to users to meet these specifications. The general principles are to not park devices:

- • on roads or road related areas
- • across tactile marks on pavements (for visually impaired people)
- • within 10m of the hold-line at any road intersection, roundabout, traffic island or median strip, and pedestrian crossings
- • within 5m of a bus stop shelter (except where designated), marker post, steps, ramps, public toilets, building access points etc
- • Within bus interchanges (except where designated) or where light rail operations take place
- • within 1.5m any building line / wall that is within a public place
- • closer than 1.5m from the road kerb unless it within a designated parking bay
- • in a public thoroughfare unless there is 2m clearance so people can move through the space
- • in contravention of street signs and line markings.