Chair Abreu asks for ridership breakdown of micromobility devices
Abreu asks what percentage of micromobility ridership is motorized devices and how it has changed, and DOT says they don't have a precise breakdown due to private ownership.
So starting off today, I would like to first get a general overview of the state of micromobility in New York City.
What percentage of total micromobility ridership is made up of motorized micromobility devices, including e-bike, e-scooter, and moped ridership?
And how has that ridership of motorized micromobility devices changed over the last five years?
It's a question for Commissioner Flynn, I believe.
Okay.
Thank you, Chair.
So just to clarify, just an overall synopsis of kind of micromobility in the city.
Yep.
Great.
Okay.
Well, we'll look up more specific numbers, but I can say, you know, at a general level, what we've seen is certainly a growth.
We know just across the board, and I guess on the point of terminology, I'll say cycling, but I mean really any kind of cycling and micromobility has grown by 60% in the last few years and continues to be the fastest growing mode as a percentage.
You know, in the actual safety data, what we've seen was there was a spike a few years back.
And on the whole, we've seen the numbers coming in the right direction.
In general, this year, and maybe I can get the specific numbers here, but...
Pedestrian fatalities currently at this point this year are at, I think, an all-time low or maybe tied for an all-time low.
Same for motor vehicle occupants and traditional cyclists.
Where we've seen the spike, as I mentioned earlier, was with e-bikes and e-scooters.
And I think that's a reflection that...
Some amount, we don't know the exact amount, of traditional cyclists have adopted e-bikes for all the reasons you and others have mentioned, that they're convenient.
and then a fast way to get around the city.
So at the moment, there's no percentage breakdown of micromobility ridership in terms of e-bike, e-scooter, moped ridership that you have at the moment?
No, in terms of ridership or ownership, there isn't considering there's so much private use and private ownership.
However, we can defer to DCWP to speak to any of the information that they have specifically on delivery workers in that population.
I mean, look, it's important to have that breakdown.
I mean, I guess, you know, speak to the challenges of obtaining that breakdown and maybe a path to getting that breakdown.
I think it's important for us to understand what's actually on our streets.
If we can't get that basic understanding, I think that poses a larger issue for us.