Bird and Lime Scooters
From San Francisco to Santa Monica, Austin to Washington, D.C., scooters are all over American cities these days. Here's the lowdown on dockless rentals, laws, and the companies trying to get in on the micromobility movement, especially Bird and Lime, Uber and Lyft.
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Bill to legalize e-scooters in NYC headed to City Council
The micromobility revolution is heading for New York City
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D.C. scooters, electric bikes, and shared mopeds
Stay up to date on dockless vehicles in the District and the rules governing them
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Scooter and bike companies say D.C.’s new rules for dockless vehicles are too restrictive
The companies criticize official limits on fleet sizes and scooter speeds
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Lime to roll out ‘LimePod’ car share
The company begins testing little Fiat 500s this week
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D.C. to expand the number of scooters and dockless bikes allowed in 2019
But advocates and mobility companies cast the move as tepid
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Detroit will be a pilot city for dockless shared mobility data
Detroit’s scooter usage will shape how cities use dockless mobility devices to achieve equity and safety goals.
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Detroit allows more scooters in the city, requires more in the neighborhoods
The city will allow 100 more scooters per company, with companies deploying more in neighborhoods beyond Grand Boulevard.
Bird and Lime named in class-action lawsuit
Scooter companies are accused of "gross negligence" and "abetting assault."
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Scooter-share companies vie for a place in Seattle
Bird and Lime have both launched public petitions
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Lyft rolls out electric scooters in D.C.
The District is the first East Coast city to see the company’s scooters
Scooter companies, seeking to shape regulations, hire transit advocates
As micromobility services expand, startups seek public sector transit experience
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E-scooters will have their day in the Boston area ... eventually
Boston itself appears to be leading a regional push for regulations that would legalize renting the vehicles. Right now, they’re illegal under state law.
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Is New York City ready for the e-scooter revolution?
Companies like Bird are making inroads in the city, but there’s much to be done to make e-scooters a viable transit option
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Bird is giving away helmets with its safety tips today
Scooter company hosts an event at Austin CIty Hall on the eve of second ACL Fest weekend
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ACL Fest 2018: Where to park dockless scooters and bikes
Lime, city, and other scooter and bike companies partner to provide dedicated lot near festival entrance
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Kids love e-scooters—why aren’t they allowed to ride them?
"E-scooters are a fantastic way for kids to get around... if they’re old enough to work, they should be old enough to operate a scooter."
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Spin scooters will move into Detroit market
The dockless scooter company has confirmed they’ll launch in Detroit.
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Electric-scooter death in Washington could be the first of its kind in the U.S.
E-scooter use is exploding across the nation’s urban centers, including in the D.C. area, raising safety issues and leaving states and municipalities to scramble to catch up with fresh regulations for the vehicles.
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill removing helmet requirement for e-scooters
The state is loosening safety regulations for the vehicles.
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Why are electric scooters illegal in Massachusetts?
Cambridge wants the state to adjust and clarify its regulations on the vehicles, which are becoming more common regardless of the law on the books.
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Campaign launched to give scooters to Detroit kids
Project Free Bird aims to give scooters to Detroit’s youth.
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How do you really feel about electric scooters in Detroit?
Love them? Hate them? Are you riding them around Detroit?
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Los Angeles lawmakers vote to allow scooters—but with limits
Companies will be required to remove scooters that block sidewalks.
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With D.C. pilot program extended, dockless company Lime goes all in on scooters
That leaves Jump as the only company to provide dockless bike-share bikes in D.C.
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Bird, Lime, Lyft, Uber will all be allowed to operate scooters in Santa Monica
The city is giving these companies exclusive contracts
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D.C. prolongs dockless bike- and scooter-share pilot program through end of 2018
But now dockless bikes will have to be locked to racks or posts
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Lime squeezes into Detroit’s scooter-share market
Detroit now has two options for scooter sharing.
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Lime makes dockless bikes, scooters more affordable and accessible to underserved in Austin
Discounts and easier access
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SFMTA head says scooters returning to SF
In letter to mayor, Reiskin pledges decision on permits next week
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LA to send cease and desist letters to scooter companies ‘as soon as next week’
But will companies actually remove the vehicles?
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Open Thread: How would electric scooters come to Philly?
As the debate over dockless electric scooters rages on in the west coast, we want to know how you think they would work in our city.
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Could electric scooters soon be on NYC streets?
Two City Council members will soon introduce legislation to legalize motorized e-scooters.
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What was a Bird scooter doing in Brooklyn?
Dockless e-scooters aren’t legal in NYC, so how did one get here?
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Bird, Lime shut down in protest in Santa Monica
The two leading scooter companies might lose out on an exclusive contract to operate in Santa Monica.
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Proposed top speed for scooters in LA: 12 mph
The city’s list of rules for dockless vehicles keeps growing.
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Following Atlanta City Council talks, rule changes afoot for dockless bikes, scooters
Also discussed: creating an "affordable" option for people without a means of using shareable bikes and scooters.
Scooter startup Bird plans to fund protected bike lanes
Startup’s new transit infrastructure fund and global safety council aim to help scooter riders, cyclists, and pedestrians.
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LA lawmaker wants to temporarily ban electric scooters
The ban would "protect riders and pedestrians," says City Councilmember Paul Koretz.