Lobbying Disclosure: Wheels Labs Inc. Electric Scooter Pilot Program
October 1, 2019
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The Frame
This document identifies that Wheels Labs Inc. is actively seeking to influence city policy and administrative decisions regarding the operation of electric scooters in Chicago.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Wheels Labs Inc.
The company is seeking to influence the regulatory framework of the electric scooter pilot program.
Chicago Department of Transportation
The department is the target of lobbying efforts regarding the oversight and implementation of the scooter program.
Last recorded activity October 1, 2019.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- Homero Tristan is the registered lobbyist for Wheels Labs Inc.
- The lobbying activity is directed at the Chicago Department of Transportation.
- The scope of lobbying includes both administrative and legislative actions.
- The primary objective is representation regarding the electric scooter pilot program.
- The registration period is effective from October 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wheels Labs Inc. trying to achieve?
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Why It Matters
This document identifies that Wheels Labs Inc. is actively seeking to influence city policy and administrative decisions regarding the operation of electric scooters in Chicago.
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
HOMERO TRISTAN
on behalf of WHEELS LABS INC.
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Scooter Market Entry
The registration indicates active corporate interest in influencing the specific regulatory structure of the Chicago scooter pilot program during late 2019.
Connected Entities
Sources
data.cityofchicago.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance30How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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