The Director of the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department (ARA) recommends that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the City's Parking Official to conduct an 18-month car-share pilot program in public right-of-way in the Midtown Management District.
Car-share is a model of car rental with a fleet of on-demand self-service vehicles located throughout a service area, which can be rented by the hour or the day and are accessible by an automated online reservation and billing system. Car-sharing complements the use of public transportation by providing an option for shorter time and shorter distance trips that might not otherwise be practical using transit. Accommodation of private car-share services in the public right-of-way would encourage car-sharing by providing visible, readily available locations for the public to utilize car-share.
This ordinance will establish an 18-month pilot program in the Midtown Management District area (the “District”) and authorize the City's Traffic Engineer to designate up to 14 on-street parking spaces for the exclusive use of eligible car-share vehicles within the District. The City's Parking Official is also authorized to implement necessary rules and regulations for administration of the pilot program. Participation in the pilot program is limited to car-shares who enter into the Master License Agreement for Car-share Houston Pilot Program with the City.
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Tina Paez, Director, Other Departmental Authority Signature
Administration & Regulatory Affairs