The future of e-scooters in Toronto won't be decided until early next year after city councillors opted to pump the brakes on the latest bid to study legalizing the vehicles.
Toronto city staff were recently directed to roll requests for a possible e-scooter pilot program into an on-going "micro-mobility" study. That work is due back to council in early 2024 and will detail a potential city strategy for vehicles like e-scooters, e-mopeds and cargo bikes.
Staff want to have the strategy in place ahead of any pilot projects to "help the city reap the greatest benefits", including supporting connections to transit, a report to councillors said. The latest bid to legalize e-scooters comes two years after council decided to ban the small motorized vehicles on city streets, citing safety concerns. But since that debate, Saxe says use of the scooters has only grown. Toronto needs to grapple with their use now or risks being left behind as people continue to use them anyway, she said.
Coun. Chris Moise, who represents Ward 13 Toronto Centre, said many who use e-scooters can't afford a car or to take transit. The study should recognize that and take it into account, he said. "These are the real consequences of these devices, because you don't know they're coming," he said. "And the tendency is for people to speed on them. And the tendency is for them to be used sidewalks."
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