Yet another shared mobility pilot program appears to be getting traction in D.C.

The District Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced that it’s extending the pilot program for what it calls “motor-driven cycles,” otherwise known as mopeds. The agency is releasing new permit requirements to take effect this year after a period for public comment.

The current moped permits will be valid through February 29, per a DDOT press release. The “second phase” of the pilot, under the new permits, will begin on March 1 and run through the end of September.

There are a few new terms and conditions for the proposed permits, including the number of mopeds allowed on the streets: under current rules, each company is capped at 400 vehicles. Under the new proposed permits, each permit-holder would be allowed to operate up to 600 vehicles at one time. Each company would also be required to deploy a minimum of 100 vehicles on the road at a time, barring severe weather conditions.

The permits would also institute new equity requirements for moped companies, including a requirement that the holder distribute its fleet more evenly across the District. At least 2 percent of the fleet, or eight vehicles (whichever is higher), must be located in each ward at all times. The permit provides a two-hour window for the company to move scooters from ward to ward in order to achieve those numbers. The company also has to advertise its services in DDOT’s “equity emphasis areas” to promote use of the mopeds at its own cost. The permits encourage operators to make vehicles available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week (Revel’s operating hours are 5 a.m. to midnight).

Moped riders will not be allowed to park on streets with bus lanes or rush hour parking restrictions, per the new permit requirements. As before, they will be required to wear helmets when they ride, and every moped will have a “speed governor” that prevents it from going above 30 miles per hour (anything that goes faster than that would be considered a motorcycle by the District). Riders have to stick to local streets (no bike lanes or sidewalks).

There is currently only one moped company operating in D.C. Revel got its permit back in August of last year. The company requires riders to be 21 to operate its vehicles, and to have a valid driver’s license. Just days after the launch, a person was hospitalized in a crash involving a Revel moped. DDOT requires that permit-holders provide monthly safety reports on any crashes involving their fleets.

D.C. launched its dockless vehicle pilot program back in 2017, and it’s quickly taken off. In addition to mopeds, there are dockless electric bikes and scooters (many more of them, in fact) on offer in the District.

The proposed permits are open for public comment until January 29.

This story has been updated to clarify that the proposed permits encourage operators to make vehicles available at all hours, but do not require it.