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An ordinance amending Chapter 6.75 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws relative to pedicabs and pedal carriages.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 6.75.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by adding the following as a new subsection C:
C. For purposes of making such a decision about public convenience and necessity, the MTLC shall consider pedicabs as a necessary and useful mode of transportation and shall consider pedal carriages only as vehicles used for entertainment purposes.
Section 2. That Section 6.75.530 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting Subsection 6.75.530.C in its entirety and replacing it as follows:
C. Pedal carriages shall not be operated within designated bicycle lanes, but pedal carriages and pedicabs shall move with traffic like motor vehicles. Pedicabs may utilize designated bicycle lanes but should not interfere with the flow of existing bicycle traffic.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This ordinance amends Chapter 6.75 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws relative to pedicabs and pedal carriages.
The bill adds a new subsection that directs the Transportation and Licensing Commission consider pedicabs as a necessary and useful mode of transportation and shall consider pedal carriages only as vehicles used for entertainment purposes.
The ordinance also allows pedicabs to utilize designated bicycle lanes, as long as they do not impede existing bicycle traffic. Current law requires pedicabs and pedal carriages to move with traffic like motor vehicles and not utilize bicycle lanes.