SF Approved New Law to Regulate Bike-Share Companies like Bluegogo

To remove the bike-rush across San Francisco roads, the Board of Supervisors approved a law to regulate stationless bike share companies. This framework was sparked by Bluegogo (a Chinese bike-share company). The company uses parking spaces as “stationless” area so that people can park their bikes.

In a conference, when asked if Bluegogo met their permit deadlines then Planning Department spokesperson Gina Simi said, “No, they have not. Therefore we will begin enforcement proceedings this week on each site.”

Simi also said, “Bluegogo has 15 days before a notice of violation is filed. If Bluegogo does not vacate the parking spaces or file a permit by that time, enforcement would follow. That enforcement may involve fines or police action, according to planning code”.

Bluegogo spokesperson Lindsay Stevens said, “We’re still waiting on a response,” and that the company made multiple requests on “what exactly was needed to file.”

On this, Darcy Brown, executive director of San Francisco Beautiful told the supervisors’ Land Use and Transportation Committee that she supports regulation for bike-shares “to avoid our neighborhoods becoming indiscriminate dumping grounds for unregulated bikes”.

According to Bluegogo, bikes are unlocked via cellphone app, but can be left in parking spaces across The City, whereas in China, we allow bikes to be left anywhere. The company can’t apply the same rule in San Francisco. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, policy think tank SPUR and others went on record with the board supporting the new regulations.

On passing a Board of Supervisors committee by legislation, Farrell (supervisor) thanked Peskin for spearheading the effort to scale back scofflaw bike-sharers. Farrell also added, “We will continue to be vigilant against those who flout our laws in San Francisco.”

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