Q&A
DOT's accountability measures for e-scooter program vendors
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about DOT's efforts to hold e-scooter program vendors accountable for safety issues. Commissioner Rodriguez responds to these concerns.
- DOT is working with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection on this issue
- The commissioner emphasizes that it's not only about delivery workers, but also the companies that give them tight time constraints
- DOT is committed to continuing their efforts and working with all parties involved
- The administration believes that companies doing business in the city need to prioritize safety
- The mayor has stated that companies not prioritizing safety may need to relocate elsewhere
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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Our communities have also called for DOT to take greater responsibility in holding the e scooter program vendors accountable for safety issues resulting from their operation.
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How has DOT been working with these companies to address this issue?
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Well, you heard
Ydanis Rodriguez
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the the Department of Consuming the Workers in in worker protection, you know, been doing a great work, but also we at DOT, you heard our testimony.
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What we say very clear, it's not only as the deliberate workers.
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We had to go through those company that only give them some time, 5, 15 minutes for them to pick up their food and bring it to us.
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So definitely, we will, continue working with them.
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Everyone had to do their part.
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You know, we, from this administration role, had to do we are committed to continue doing our part.
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You are doing your part too, but also those app company who are making 1,000,000 of dollars, they also have to think.
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Because as mayor said, whoever is doing business in the city, we have to be thinking about the safety of the city.
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And if not, then they need to relocate in other places.
