NEW ULM After 11 years, City Council decided to temporarily suspend participation in the Performance Measurement Citizen Survey for 2024. The survey, which
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New Ulm will at least temporarily allow e-scooters on the bike trail.
NEW ULM Electric scooters will be allowed on the bicycle/walking path around town, at least temporarily.
The New Ulm City Council unanimously approved a micromobility vehicle sharing operation license for a company called Bird. Bird will bring 50 electric scooters that can be rented and shared throughout the community.
In addition to approving the license, the council adopted a new ordinance regulating micromobility sharing operations. The electric scooters being brought to New Ulm are classified as micromobility vehicles. The city ordinance also identifies bicycles and electric-assisted bicycles as micromobility vehicles.