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COVID likely reduced e-scooter use, despite more scooters and larger service area last year
The Chicago Department of Transportation recently released their evaluation of the 2020 Scooter Pilot.
May 19, 2021
City data indicates “Lock-to” rule is reducing e-scooter sidewalk blockage
Scooter ridership is down this year per vehicle compared to last year, but the average trip length is longer, and the companies have been doing a better job of complying with equity rules.
September 16, 2020
Scooter pilot starts later this summer across the city, minus downtown and trails
The rules include a "lock-to" requirement; excluding the devices from the central business district; and provisions to promote racial and economic equity.
June 12, 2020
2020 scooter pilot will likely involve only 2-3 companies and require “lock-to” vehicles
At yesterday's Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council meeting CDOT gave an update on how last year's program went, and what to expect this year.
March 5, 2020
Main finding of Chicago’s dockless scooter pilot: “We need to do another pilot”
The study also found there were 192 reported scooter injuries in four months, and 34 percent of online survey respondents said they used the devices to go to or from transit.
January 29, 2020
2019 was a year of new beginnings for transportation
In 2019 we got a new mayor who promised to use an equity lens for transportation decisions, the Divvy expansion deal, the scooter pilot, the fair ride-hail tax, and many other new developments.
December 30, 2019
Black advocates call for expanding Chicago’s scooter program with a focus on equity
Oboi Reed from Equiticity and L. Anton Seals Jr. from Grow Greater Englewood put out an advocacy statement in favor of scooters and launched on online petition drive.
October 15, 2019
As scooter pilot ends, Active Trans report calls for expanding it, with strings attached
Go ahead and expand the program, Active Trans says, but require parking docks or corrals, and keep them out of downtown and off the Lakefront Trail.
October 14, 2019
Weigh in on the scooter pilot with new city survey, and at tomorrow’s Active Trans meetup
Almost 675,000 rides were taken in three months, with 25 citations written to nine of the companies for failure to comply with the pilot rules.
September 24, 2019
What Can We Do to Make Dockless Electric Scooters Safer?
Rentable dockless electric scooters have about nine times the fatality rate of bike-share.
August 30, 2019
