The Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) and the e-scooter rental company Lime have started a unique pilot program involving adaptive electric scooter (e-scooter) rentals for riders with disabilities. The program is aimed at riders who are either not comfortable with Read more
On January 17, 2020, Los Angeles officials unveiled the city’s first charging port designed specifically for e-scooters. Parent company Charge hopes this novel technology will increase the efficiency of overnight charging operations for micro-mobility companies in the area. The official Read more
San Franciscan authorities are taking action against local e-scooter company Go X. According to the city’s attorney, Go X has been using phony permits and owes the city over $230,000 in fines. In a recently revealed cease-and-desist letter, SF Attorney Read more
San Francisco Police brought a female e-scooter rider to the hospital on January 13, 2020, after a major collision in the Embarcadero. According to the latest reports, this crash happened before 3:30PM on Bay Street. Apparently, the e-scooter rider collided with Read more
Lime—one of the biggest names in shareable e-scooters—will no longer send its devices into San Diego. At the start of 2020, the San Francisco-based company announced it will pull its fleet of 4,500 e-scooters from the SoCal city’s streets. When Read more
In October 2019, members of Fresno City Council unanimously agreed to move forward with a six-month e-scooter pilot program. Working exclusively with the company Lime, Fresno city leaders expect 500 rentable e-scooters to be placed on the streets this October. Read more
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) recently announced it has agreed to permanently allow four e-scooter companies into the city. According to officials, as many as 10,000 e-scooters could soon land on SF’s streets. Here are the four companies Read more
September 2019: The e-scooter rental company Spin recently entered a labor peace agreement with San Francisco’s Teamsters Joint Council 7. This means if Spin were to operate in the city, it would become the first e-scooter company to allow unionization. Read more
Leaders in Los Angeles are considering ramping up the potential penalties for rentable e-scooters and bikes. The hope of these new fines is to deter users from riding and parking their devices in hazardous areas. Members of the LA City Read more
Stand-up electric scooters continue to increase in popularity across the United States, but the number of riders being treated for injuries from accidents on them is also rising. Others have ended up being admitted for hospital stays, while at least Read more