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Electric Scooters
With some strategic planning on the part of transit agencies and operators, shared e-scooters can be an important ally in the fight against car dependence.
Greater Greater Washington
The North American Bikeshare Association released the first-ever state of the industry report for active forms of micromobility—i.e., bike share and electric scooter rental companies.
Smart Cities Dive
After years of outright banning them, New York City is finally giving e-scooters a chance to operate on its streets.
Curbed
Introducing the Micromobility Policy Atlas.
Shared-Use Mobility Center
Major micromobility comapnies and lesser known competitors are stating their interest to take part in a New York City e-scooter pilot program slated for Spring 2021.
Smart Cities Dive
New data on scooter safety highlights the ongoing need for cities and micromobility companies to figure out how to keep scooter riders safe in cities.
Smart Cities Dive
New data from National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) shows the number of rides on electric scooters and shared bikes rising by 60 percent between 2018 and 2019.
Smart Cities Dive
The City Council has legalized electric scooters and bikes. A citywide shared electric scooter pilot program is expected by early 2021.
PIX 11
It's the end of the scooter as we know it.
Smart Cities Dive
The worst offenders of parking violations on the streets today aren't scooters—they're food delivery and ride-hailing drivers.
Cornell Chronicle
A controversial evaluation process has produced a final verdict, and four scooter companies are no longer welcome on the streets of the nation's capital.
DCist
Four predictions for the future of the conspicuous, controversial dockless scooter rental industry.
CityLab
All these newfangled devices and no universal nomenclature.
The City Fix
Men are twice as likely to ride electric scooters and related small, electric assist vehicles, according to new research.
CityLab
Publically-owned bikeshare company B-Cycle will be scrapped and eventually be replaced, and the city is also planning to overhaul it's pilot dockless bike and scooter rental program.
The Denver Post
Lyft is ceasing operations of its electric scooter business in six U.S. cities, citing the lack of population density as a reason business struggled in those markets.
TechCrunch
The battle over privacy data will move to court, as Uber and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has been able to work out their differences regarding the use of the city's mobility data specification.
CityLab
Investigative journalism by The Information reveals troubling financial data at one of the largest and most visible electric scooter rental companies.
The Information
Although electric scooter rental companies won't confirm the reasoning behind price increases for scooter rides in the Washington, D.C. region, it's likely the same story will be repeated in other regions as well.
The Washington Post
An email survey of scooter riders in Salt Lake City would seem to make the case for more robust investment in high-quality active transportation infrastructure.
The Salt Lake Tribune
