E-scooters
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‘Death Trap’ Scooter Maker Adds Warning To Website After Deadly NYC Bridge Crash
The company still advertises the scooter as "built for street dominance" and focuses on its high speeds — but now there's a tiny disclaimer.
June 2, 2026
E-Bikes And Scooters Are Getting Even Safer In Europe: Data
Injury rates for e-bike and scooter users are plummeting in Europe even as the use of those devices has exploded since 2021.
May 8, 2026
Opinion: E-Bikes Are An Economic Boost That Cities Must Seize
E-bikes and scooters are reshaping local retail markets by expanding who can reach neighborhood businesses with frequency, ease, and convenience.
January 7, 2026
How To End Your City’s Fight Over Scooter Parking Once and For All
Micromobility riders need a good place to end their ride just like everyone else — and cities can accomplish several goals at once by giving them one.
May 14, 2025
What Happens to E-Bikes and E-Scooters In NYC? They’re Fish Food
A green group has pulled 410 scooters and e-bikes out of the Bronx River since July 2023. What the hell?!
September 13, 2024
What Happened When Streetsblog Chicago Accepted a Skeptic’s Challenge to Count Vehicles on a Protected Bike Lane
Spoiler: they won, but that's not all they learned.
September 10, 2024
Micromobility Is Having a Weird Year
By all accounts, micromobility is taking off. So why are so many systems shutting down?
November 20, 2023
Study: How Low-Income People Really Use Micromobility
Shared bikes and scooters are meeting low-income people's basic mobility needs — but they're not being subsidized like it.
September 20, 2023
Why US Cities Are Rolling Back Shared Mobility Bans
An increasing number of U.S. cities that once banned shared bikes and scooters are welcoming the modes back to their streets — and prompting a conversation about why they were ever restricted in the first place.
June 13, 2023
Advocates: City Must Make E-Mobility Safer and More Widespread — And Here’s How To Do It
The bike boom is now going vroom, vroom.
May 17, 2023
