TL;DR: Whether residents dear them or detest them, Miami has decided that scooter sharing is coming to the city ane way or the other. And so instead of banning the alternative send, the city commission will adopt new rules to govern the service.

On November nineteen, the Miami City Commission voted 4-1 to cancel its Lyft electric scooter airplane pilot program citing safety concerns. At the fourth dimension, the ride-sharing company had until the end of the business solar day to remove the scooters from Miami streets or have their property impounded. Now, less than two weeks after, commissioners have changed their minds.

On Monday, the Miami City Commission voted to rescind its ban on electric scooters. In a 3-1 vote, commissioners agreed to continue the Lyft scooter-sharing airplane pilot. Yet, riders and Lyft (or other companies) will have to abide by new rules.

Earlier making its determination, Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla encouraged fellow seatholders to hear from businesses that profit from the scooter-sharing service. The testimony was convincing enough to change the governing body's mind. Withal, the Commission called for new safety rules.

Local 10 (WPLG) notes the new scooter regulations include speed limits and helmet requirements. It too restricted the service to two vehicles per city block. Miami'south parking authority will handle drafting the new ordinances, and the Commission has floated the thought of hiring additional police officers to enforce the rules.

Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla sees culling transportation every bit an inevitability and that the city should regulate it to ensure condom.

"Change is coming; information technology'southward going to happen anyway. Regulate it," Diaz de la Portilla said.