<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">All,<div><br></div><div>I regularly receive a bulletin from Mass DOT</div><div>The most recent instantiation has the following:</div><div><br></div><div><h2 style="font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Tahoma,Calibri,"Sans Serif";line-height:24.15px;clear:both">MassDOT Announces Special Commission on Micromobility</h2><p style="font-family:Calibri,"Sans Serif";font-size:14px">Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt convened the first meeting this week of the Commission, which will study current state and local regulations and develop recommendations to expand micromobility use in MA. Micromobility vehicles include bicycles, scooters, e-bikes, skateboards, uni-wheels, and other small personal travel devices.</p></div><div><div class="gmail-pre-content" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:"Noto Sans VF","Noto Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-ma__page-header__content" style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:30px 0px"><h1 class="gmail-ma__page-header__title" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:2.75rem;margin:0px 0px 0.4em;line-height:1.1"><span style="box-sizing:inherit">Special Commission on Micromobility</span></h1><div class="gmail-ma__section-content" style="box-sizing:inherit;max-width:820px"><div class="gmail-ma__page-header__sub-title" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:1.25rem;margin-bottom:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5">The Special Commission on Micromobility is charged with producing a study that includes a review and recommendations.</div></div></div><div class="gmail-mass-alerts-block" style="box-sizing:inherit"></div></div><div class="gmail-main-content gmail-main-content--two" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:60px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;max-width:1320px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:40px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:"Noto Sans VF","Noto Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-page-content" style="box-sizing:inherit;float:left;padding-right:125px"><div class="gmail-ma__information-details__content" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px"><div class="gmail-ma__rich-text" dir="auto" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><div class="gmail-ma__rich-text" dir="auto" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:1.75rem"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Upcoming public meetings of the Special Commission on Micromobility are also posted to the <a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-transportation/events" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600;color:rgb(20,85,143);border-bottom:1px solid rgb(114,153,188);padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:1px;text-decoration-line:none;word-break:normal">MassDOT events page</a>.</p></div><h2 class="gmail-ma__comp-heading" tabindex="-1" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-size:2.25rem;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0.5em;clear:both;padding-top:0.75em;padding-bottom:15px">Commission Legislation</h2><div class="gmail-ma__rich-text" dir="auto" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.75rem"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.75rem"><a href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2024/Chapter238" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600;color:rgb(20,85,143);border-bottom:1px solid rgb(114,153,188);padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:1px;text-decoration-line:none;word-break:normal"><span style="box-sizing:inherit">Session Law Acts of 2024, Chapter 238, Section 306</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.75rem">The Special Commission on Micromobility is charged with producing a study that includes:</p><ol style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px"><li style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5em;padding-left:10px">A review of current state and local laws and regulations for micromobility vehicles;</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0.5em;padding-left:10px">Recommendations to regulate micromobility vehicles, including on bike paths, sidewalks and shared use paths; and</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:0px;padding-left:10px">Recommendations to support the expansion of micromobility vehicle use and innovation including shared micromobility options for municipalities.</li></ol><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div><br></div></div>
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