MEMORANDUM
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY and NEIGHBORHOODS

TO: Jonathan Larsen, Transportation Director, jonathan.larsen@slcgov.com, 801-535-6630
FROM: Alexis Verson, Transportation Planner II, alexis.verson@slcgov.com, 801-535-6569
DATE: September 5, 2018
RE: Data Sharing Standards & Reporting for Shared Mobility Devices in Salt Lake City

OVERVIEW
This memo summarizes guidelines for data sharing standards for shared mobility companies operating in
Salt Lake City. In addition to the required licensing agreement between the City and the operators,
specific data sharing standards are required. Data reporting from shared mobility companies should be
consistent and comprehensive.
These guidelines will help inform Salt Lake City on current shared mobility practices, aid in future
ordinance development, and ensure that data shared is in-line with national standards.
DATA SHARING STANDARDS
The following items are consistent with requirements across the U.S. and should pose no hardship on
shared mobility companies to provide:
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Companies operating in the public right of way must provide the city with accurate and complete
information on a monthly basis, that includes the following information:
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Scooter deployment numbers, locations, and schedule
Origin and destination information
Number of trips and miles ridden
Reports on system use, compliance, maintenance/damaged equipment, and crashes
Data shall be provided within 5 business days after the last day of the previous month
The City has the right to request data reports more frequently as needed

Companies must provide data directly to the city, or city-approved 3rd party data aggregator (e.g.
a university)
Companies must ensure customer data privacy
Customers should not be required to provide personal data with 3rd parties to use mobility
devices
Anonymized data must be available for public consumption, e.g. an online dashboard; the City is
subject to the GRAMA open records law and all non-private or protected information is public

SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
349 SOUTH 200 EAST, SUITE 150
PO BOX 145502, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5502

WWW.SLCGOV.COM
TEL 801-535-6630

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At minimum, data should be provided to the city in the General Bike Share Feed Specification
(GBFS) format: : https://github.com/NABSA/gbfs
The city can request reports in .csv or .exls formats in addition to the GBFS format
All vehicles must ping, at minimum every 90 seconds while in use, to accurately track use pattern
and location

These data standards and reporting requirements may continue to evolve as license agreements and
ordinance development move forward, or, as national standards change.

SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
349 SOUTH 200 EAST, SUITE 150
PO BOX 145502, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5502

WWW.SLCGOV.COM
TEL 801-535-6630