Phase in bike, e-bike, foot or horseback modes for police, inspectors and other city staff.
Best Practice of this action
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Police patrols on bike, foot, Segway or horseback. |
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City inspectors or other staff on bike, e-bike, foot or horseback. |
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Report outcome measures resulting from actions: decreased costs, reduced vehicle miles traveled, fleet reductions, or other metrics. |
Resources
Walking:
- The University of MN describes advantages they have found in using foot patrols (with dogs) and bicycles.
Bicycles:
- Minneapolis housing inspectors have cruised 1,200 miles on e-bikes (Star Tribune, 2022)
- A goal of Sedona, AZ in their 2020 Municipal Sustainability Plan included developing a bike pool fleet for staff use. The city purchased six electric bicycles (E-bikes), allowing staff members to travel to local meetings and run errands without using their cars, which means less traffic congestion and less carbon emissions.
Horses:
- Riding tall in the saddle while wearing a badge (Police1, 2025) covers some examples and best practices for starting a mounted patrol.
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