Tougher parking restrictions for e-scooters will soon be implemented across Launceston as the city council takes action against people who leave them scattered around town.
The City of Launceston will introduce 38 dedicated e-scooter parking bays in the CBD following an analysis of data from the 2022 e-scooter trial in the city.
Once the parking bays are installed, rental e-scooters will only be allowed to end a hire trip and stop the hire fee in the designated areas.
This will “reduce instances of e-Scooters being parked inconsiderately or just left lying about on footpaths or in front of businesses”, City of Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood says.
“The nearly 40 locations identified for designated e-Scooter parking bays have been selected to cover hotspots across the broader CBD — an area defined as the central activities district,” Garwood said.
“This includes both the CBD and the wider area within the boundary of William St to the north, Lawrence St to the east, Frederick St to the south, and Margaret St to the west.”
“The majority of locations formalise existing rental e-Scooter deployment locations, while others have been selected as areas where e-Scooters are highly utilised.”
Users of the Beam app will be able to locate the new parking bays through the app once they are installed.
