The parking spaces are located in four districts of the city: the Old Town, part of the New Town, Užupis and Šnipiškės. In total, there are just over 100 locations, marked with a special rectangular marking with a scooter and the letter “P” in the middle.
Each of these spaces will accommodate up to 10 scooters, which must be left in an orderly manner – upright with a parking area, as close to the edge or next to the e-scooter as possible. When the parking area is full, scooter must be parked in the next closest parking space.
All scooter parking spaces, as well as no-traffic streets and speed limit zones, are marked on the interactive map – e-scooter traffic organisation in Vilnius.
How will order be maintained?
Scooter parking zones in the city are not only physically visible, they are also reflected virtually – on the e-scooter traffic management map and on the systems of scooter sharing platform providers. They will track the scooter’s GPS signal, which will indicate its location. If the e-scooter is near a parking zone, the system will automatically trigger the e-scooter and prevent it from being left anywhere else.
This GPS signal may fluctuate due to physical obstacles, so e-scooter drivers should be aware that the vehicle they are driving must be parked in a parking space at all times.
Complements the traffic management package
The mandatory parking spaces in the central part of the city will be in addition to the e-scooter speed and traffic limit package that has already come into force in the city since this spring:
– In the Old Town and on bridges, e-scooter riders must drive at a maximum speed of 12 km/h.
– Signs prohibiting scooter and bicycle traffic are in force on Vilniaus, Pilies and Savičiaus streets.
“We are gradually incorporating different regulatory measures in the development of a policy for the movement of micro-mobility vehicles in the capital: speed limits, traffic bans, special parking zones. Although it is still difficult to measure the effectiveness of these measures, we can see that they provide more safety and clarity for road users and reduce chaos and visual pollution on the city’s streets,” says Adomas Bužinskas, Director of the Vilnius City Municipality Administration.
Recommendations for safe mobility on e-scooters
Vilnius City Municipality, together with JUDU (SĮ Susisiekimo paslaugos) and scooter-sharing platforms, plans to formalise guidelines for safe mobility in the capital by micro-mobility in early October. It will describe the basic principles of safe traffic for users of sharing platforms and private e-scooters, and include guidelines for providers of micro-mobility sharing services. This will contribute to the introduction of the procedure and to the development of a policy on e-scooter movement in Vilnius.
By the end of the year, ride-sharing companies are also obliged to mark e-scooters with identification numbers to help other road users identify e-scooters from a distance and to report to the service provider not only improper parking, but also speeding, riding of 2 persons on one e-scooter, riding in a prohibited area or other offences.
Vilnius City Municipality reminds about the cooperation between e-scooter sharing companies and Tvarkau miestą (I Manage the City), which has been initiated, and invites citizens to get involved by submitting a report on the platform www.tvarkaumiesta.lt about e-scooters out of place.
