Bristol receives 44 parking bays for e-scooters and bikes

Bristol City Council has created 44 designated parking pays for e-scooters and e-bikes, as part of a regional effort funded by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.

The new parking pays have been added across the busiest areas of the city, including the University of Bristol campus, the city centre, Clifton, Gloucester Road, Redland and Bedminster.

Eleven bays have been implemented in areas such as pavements or public space, the remaining 33 have been painted on roads, using sections of double yellow lines or converting parking spaces.

The new bays are estimated to provide parking capacity for approximately 1,160 e-scooters and e-bikes.

With increased capacity, Dott- the operator of Bristol’s e-scooter and e-bike hire- has begun issuing £10 and £15 penalties for parking outside of the designated parking zones, which have already led to more responsible parking across the city.

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Cllr Ed Plowden, chair of the transport and connectivity committee, said: “E-scooters and e-bikes offer people a quick, affordable and low-carbon way to get to work, visit the shops or travel around their neighbourhoods. But since they were introduced, poor parking has caused frustration and created obstacles on our streets.

“These new parking bays, alongside stricter action on user behaviour, are already making a difference, we’re seeing tidier streets and easier movement for everyone.

“We will continue to rollout new dedicated parking bays and embed them in our future transport projects, to support safer and more accessible streets.

“My thanks go to the team for completing this project, to the Combined Authority for funding it, and to Dott for providing the data that helped us decide where to prioritise the new bays.”

Helen Godwin, mayor of the West of England, said: “Thanks to Scoot Safe, which we launched last summer, we have seen a significant reduction in the number of people not parking e-scooters correctly.

“More parking spots for e-bikes and e-scooters have been introduced across the region. Now, more than 99 percent of riders are parking them in a proper parking spot, verified through GPS and in-app photo verification.

“It is clear from the number of rides every week that some people really value having the e-scooters and e-bikes as part of our transport mix. Having dedicated spaces in some of the busiest areas in Bristol and around our region will make it easier for riders to do the right thing, and ride responsibly.”

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