The City of Melbourne is putting an end to e-scooter hire in the CBD, but the mayors of Darebin, Moonee Valley and Merri-bek are teaming up to create an inner-north zone for share hire vehicles.
Three inner-Melbourne councils are going it alone on share hire e-scooters in spite of a looming ban in the CBD.
The mayors of Darebin, Merri-bek and Moonee Valley say their councils will form an inner-north mobility zone to offer cheap transport options to their communities. Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece was adamant the decision was a direct reflection of warnings from frustrated traders, residents and emergency department doctors and said he was "fed up with bad behaviour putting our community at risk".
"We're following the development of the City of Melbourne's recent decision closely and we will work together, along with other interested neighbouring councils, e-scooter operators, and the state government to see if creating an inner-north shared mobility zone is possible."The councils' move has support of the state government, which has expressed disappointment in the City of Melbourne's hire e-scooter ban.
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