Establishment of complaint reporting of alleged violations and service requests regarding operation or parking of bicycles, electric mobility devices, and motor scooters through city's 311 system
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- Record number: O2026-0029042
- Type: Ordinance; category: City Departments/Agencies
- Status: In Committee (Referred)
- Sponsor: Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward)
- Committee: Committee on Public Safety
- Submitted Date: Sep 25, 2026
- Introduction Date: Sep 29, 2026
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Impact report
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This ordinance would let people use Chicago's 311 system, including the online portal and CHI311 app, to report problems with how bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, and motor scooters are ridden or parked.
Who it affects
- Residents and pedestrians: They could report non-emergency collisions, reckless riding, bad parking, and blocked bike lanes through 311.
- Riders of bicycles, e-bikes, scooters, and motor scooters: They could be the subject of 311 complaints, which would be sent to police or city departments for enforcement.
- Shared bike and scooter rental companies: Parking complaints about their devices would be sent to them to fix, and people could name the company in their complaint.
- Delivery workers using low-speed electric delivery bicycles: Complaints about how their delivery bikes are ridden or parked could be filed through 311.
- Cyclists using bike lanes: They could report things blocking or standing in bike lanes, and those reports would go to the Department of Transportation.
What changes
- People could file complaints about bikes, e-bikes, and scooters on the 311 website or CHI311 app.
- Reports of crashes and reckless riding would go to the Chicago Police Department.
- Parking complaints would go to Business Affairs and Consumer Protection or Transportation, and to the rental company.
- Reports of blocked bike lanes would go to the Department of Transportation.
- The city would publish yearly data on these complaints and response times on the Chicago Data Portal or another public city website.
When: Upon passage and approval
Timeline
- Sep 29, 2026: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
Documents
- W2- Ebike 311.pdf (Legislation)
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