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Scooter Companies Talk Best Practices (Though Low Speed Limits May Be Counter-Productive)
Transportation companies want more Americans to ditch their cars for emissions-free travel — and they’ve figured out the ways that entice people to use electric scooters and bikes.
May 15, 2023
Divvy’s getting scooters, but will eliminating the fee waiver zone make the system less equitable?
Charging per-minute fees and out-of-station parking surcharges all over the city may make the system inaccessible to lower-income residents on the South and West sides.
April 11, 2022
Scooters now a permanent part of Chicago’s mobility mix, plus deets on Divvy scooters
The ordinance authorizes CDOT to amend its existing Divvy contract to expand to docked scooter-sharing within the bike-share station area.
October 14, 2021
Transportation chair Howard Brookins discusses his effort to make e-scooters permanent
An ordinance proposed by 21st Ward alderman seeks to make the scooters a permanent part of Chicago’s transportation system.
July 29, 2021
Bird rolls out half-off e-scooter rides for low-income residents, vets, and seniors
Bird, one of Chicago's three vendors along with Lime and Spin, announced a half-off rides program for low-income Chicagoans, veterans, and senior citizens, and other groups.
October 15, 2020
Which is best: Bird, Lime, or Spin? The “Chicago Scooters” tweeter test-rode all three
The person behind the Chicago Scooters Twitter account recently test-rode the three brands and discussed their findings with Streetsblog.
September 10, 2020
Seated e-scooters are coming to Chicago to provide an option for people with disabilities
Lime will be rolling out seated models as early as this week, which people with disabilities can request from Lime or one of its community partners.
August 26, 2020
3 vendors for scooter pilot, slated to start 8/12, don’t include Lyft or seated scooters
Today the city announced the three vendors for this summer's dockless electric scooter pilot: Bird, Lime, and Spin
July 30, 2020
Lime Says 65,124 Miles Were Ridden on Their Scooters in Chicago Since June 15
Lime estimates that 19,537 vehicle miles have been avoided in Chicago since the pilot launch, and 800 gallons of gas saved, but that doesn't factor in the gas burned picking up, recharging, and redistributing the vehicles.
July 30, 2019
Here’s Where You Can Test Ride Scooters for Free This Weekend
If you're going to try out one of these (potentially dangerous) gadgets, you'd better know what you're doing. Get tips from the pros at these kick-off events.
June 14, 2019