Building the framework for safe, accessible micromobility across Oregon.

2025 POLICY FRAMEWORK

Our Priorities

  • Micromobility refers to small human- and electric-powered vehicles like bikes, e-bikes, scooters, e-scooters, skateboards, and other personal mobility devices. These options have the potential to reduce costs, alleviate traffic congestion, improve public health, and reduce harmful GHG emissions pollution.

    Micromobility is being rapidly adopted by Oregonians, and shared systems are maturing in cities statewide. These devices enable users across rural, suburban, and urban areas to travel further and faster. They can extend the range of transit services and replace existing trips with added speed, affordability, and convenience. Many more Oregonians will readily embrace micromobility for transportation with the right policies, programs, and infrastructure in place.

  • We’ve already made great headway on this topic:

    But we can’t rest on our laurels! We must act with urgency in the 2025 session to make sure that rapid micromobility innovation and public adoption does not outpace sensible regulation.

  • Focus on Fiscal Responsibility

    • Underscore the value of micromobility; investments will save households and taxpayers money as people drive less, reducing congestion, safety costs, and maintenance needs.

    Support Rapid Adoption

    • Invest in shared micromobility systems, such as bike- and scooter-share, pursuing transit integration and geographic expansion.

    • Promote device ownership through equity-focused statewide incentive programs such as tax credits or rebates.

    Educate System Users

    • Include micromobility in driver education materials.

    • Reinvest in bicycle education courses, incorporating micromobility skills and knowledge with a focus on youth safety and driver education, emphasizing proper helmet use, traffic laws, and responsible riding practices.

    • Communicate changes to how micromobility can be used in Oregon.

    • Invest in battery safety outreach to reduce the risk of charging fires.

    Whole Systems Integration

    • Reframe “bicycle lanes” as “mobility lanes” that accommodate users of all ages and abilities traveling on a variety of devices of different sizes and speeds. Standardize the provision of sufficient passing width and physical protection from motorist traffic.

    • Develop statewide guidance for speeds and use regulations by location and infrastructure type, allowing flexibility for local regulations to supercede statewide ones.

    • Incorporate mode switch to micromobility in statewide planning and modeling efforts. Consider the active Oregon Highway Plan update as an opportunity to operationalize the goals of the updated OTP through this framework..

  • Oregon Needs Sensible, Not Reactionary, E-Bike Policies – In this guest article, The Street Trust board member and policy lead for the Oregon Micromobility Network, Cameron Bennett lays out how we get safe, workable regulations for micromobility devices.