Scooters
Ride e-scooters, do crime? U. of I. report blames the devices for spikes in illegal activity, but raises “correlation vs. causation” concerns.
"I suspect there are confounding factors that make the link from e-scooters to crime spurious," responded DePaul University transportation expert Joe Schwieterman.
December 15, 2025
Study published by Spin makes a convincing argument for improving the bike network as a strategy to keep scooter riders off sidewalks
Keeping scooter riders off sidewalks would strengthening the argument for e-scooters being a public good instead of an annoyance.
January 3, 2024
Chicago’s e-scooter program is zooming ahead, but equity gaps remain
The city’s e-scooters are seeing increased use, but ridership lags in the city’s Black and Brown neighborhoods
For second time in less than a year, another Divvy price hike quietly kicked in this month
March 29, 2023
Divvy’s getting scooters, but will eliminating the fee waiver zone make the system less equitable?
April 11, 2022
Glass-half-full Bike League report highlights Chicago’s successes in promoting cycling
January 28, 2022
The lows and highs of Chicagoland’s 2021 transportation news
January 7, 2022
