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Scooter Companies Talk Best Practices (Though Low Speed Limits May Be Counter-Productive)

By Aaron Short | May 17, 2023 | No Comments

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.

Bronxite riding down Pelham Parkway after unlocking at corral. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

E-Scooter Pilot in The Bronx Offers New Mode … On Same Old Dangerous Roads

By Fiifi Frimpong | Sep 1, 2021 | No Comments

"Would I ride a scooter? Absolutely not," Bronx resident John Schewerer told Streetsblog the other day.

Day 1: The Microbility Revolution Begins in The Bronx

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 17, 2021 | No Comments

Here's our report from the East Bronx, where Bird, Veo and Lime deployed their e-scooters on Tuesday.

Lime's Russell Murphy teaching a Bronx resident how to ride an e-scooter. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

Bronx Scooter-Share Program Kicks Off Next Week

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 12, 2021 | No Comments

Thousands of devices will be unleashed after paltry attendance at trainings, but the DOT hopes for the best.

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Federal Proposal Would Finally Allocate Transit Dollars to Bikeshare

By Kea Wilson | Feb 2, 2021 | No Comments

Bike- and scooter-share systems across the country may soon be eligible for the federal transit dollars, if advocates can finally succeed in getting a hard-fought bill through Congress.