Soapbox

The City of Cincinnati is seeking public input for a pilot parking plan for scooters, motorcycles and mopeds downtown.

Due to a number of requests from people living and working downtown, the city plans on creating five sets of reduced rate, 10-hour on-street parking spaces by the end of October.

The city also endorses the plan because two-wheeled vehicles are more fuel efficient, emit less carbon dioxide, do less damage to roads, and require less space to park.

Also, downtown parking garages cannot serve two-wheeled vehicles because gate sensors can't always detect them, limiting parking options for riders.

Each one-car on-street parking space can accommodate between 3 and 5 two-wheeled vehicles.

Go to www.cincinnati-oh.gov/twowheeler and take the online poll to tell the city which locations you prefer.

Questions or suggestions can be e-mailed to twowheeler@cincinnati-oh.gov.

Voting closes October 12, and the top five vote-getters will be announced on October 15.

Writer: Kevin LeMaster
Source: City of Cincinnati
Photography by Scott Beseler

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