MP launches landmark survey on e-scooter trial in Milton Keynes ahead of ‘Scooter Summit’
Have you got a view on e-scooters? If the answer is yes MP Chris Curtis wants to hear from you ahead his ‘Scooter Summit’ with operators and local councils.
Mr Curtis, MP Milton Keynes North, has launched a survey for people to share their experiences with the ongoing e-scooter trial ahead of his ‘Scooter Summit’ with operators and local councils.
In conjunction with operators Lime and Dott, e-scooters have been trialled across Milton Keynes since 2020. While privately-owned scooters remain illegal, the trial has meant e-scooters are available across the city and journeys can stop and start from parking zones in residential areas.
When used appropriately, micromobility measures can be highly effective in helping residents get around the city. However, concerns have persistently been raised around their use, including irresponsible and anti-social parking.
The e-scooter trial came as part of an initiative from the Department for Transport, with Mr Curtis announcing his intention to collect views from local residents to feed back to the Government.
His plans for a ‘Scooter Summit’ next week, will bring together scooter operators, Milton Keynes City Council, northern parish councils, and Thames Valley Police to robustly discuss the trial.
The “Scooter Summit Survey”, has been launched alongside the survey to ensure the broadest variety of views, with people invited to respond via the MP’s website.
“E-scooters provide an important alternative way to get around our city, but we must work to ensure that schemes to help one group get around the city don’t come at the expense of another,” he said.
“I’ve organised a scooter summit between the councils in my constituency, the police, and the operators. I have also launched a survey so that anybody who lives in Milton Keynes North can share their views.
“Micromobility is a real opportunity for Milton Keynes, but it has to work for all our communities.”