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ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A MULTI-YEAR LETTER AND CONTRACT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPITAL REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (CRCOG) AND VEORIDE INC. TO IMPLEMENT SHARED MICROMOBILITY SERVICES IN NEW HAVEN.
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WHEREAS, 29% of the City of New Haven's ("New Haven") households are zero-car households, with nearly 1 in 3 households rely on transit, carpooling/rideshare, walking, or biking to move around the region;
WHEREAS, 21% and 26% of Black and Latino households, respectively, do not own cars, compared to 10% of white households, and for these demographic groups, especially, unemployment and underemployment is correlated with less car ownership;
WHEREAS, New Haven's hospitalization rates for chronic conditions like diabetes, asthma, and heart disease are worsening at the highest rate in the region and the prevalence of asthma in New Haven's school district (14.7%) is the highest of all other school districts in the region, as well as the statewide prevalence rate of 14.3%;
WHEREAS, New Haven's Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking and the Office of Climate and Sustainability recognize the need to improve equitable and sustainable mobility options that would help meet the city's broader climate goals, including ending community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, by enabling residents to rely less on cars;
WHEREAS, Micromobility is defined as new modes of short-trip, urban transportation, including light vehicles such as pedal bicycles, electric-assist bicycles, and electric scooters, typically accessed by users via a mobile app;
WHEREAS, Pursuant to a Request for Proposals ("RFP") facilitated by the Capitol Region Council of Governments ("CRCOG"), VeoRide Inc. ("Veo") was selected to implement a regional micromobility system at no cost to New Haven, Connecticut, and other participating municipalities;
WHEREAS, Veo's response to CRCOG's RFP for micromobility services has be...
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