Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Scooters

Shared Mobility Action Agenda Aims to Make Sustainable Modes Convenient For All by 2030

By John Greenfield | May 17, 2022 | No Comments

There are many ways to screw up shared mobility. So hopefully the action agenda will focus on shared modes that actually decrease emissions, rather than exacerbate climate change.

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Two Scooter Companies Claim They Have the Tech to Stop Sidewalk Parking

By Eve Kessler | May 11, 2022 | No Comments

Two e-scooter-share companies, Bird and Lime, unveiled new tech for combatting the single-biggest complaint about scooters: riders who leave them all over the sidewalk.

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Chicago Addresses VMT impact of Bikeshare

By Courtney Cobbs | May 6, 2022 | No Comments

The Divvy system recently debuted charging stations for electric Divvys. Read more to find out where the first charging stations are located.

Survey Says: E-Scooters Are Great for Riders’ Mental Health

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

E-scooters users say they feel an increased sense of emotional well-being after a ride, adding to a mountain of evidence that sustainable transportation may be an overlooked tool in fighting America's mental health crisis.

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A Look Back at the E-Scooter Revolution (So Far)

By Brandon Bordenkircher | Nov 30, 2021 | No Comments

Read the article citations here. E-scooters launched unexpectedly in the United States in the fall of 2017, wrecking havoc on many unsuspecting city residents and offering a novel new transportation option to others. Cities were forced to spring into action and formulate the best way to respond to this new mobility option. Policymakers ran the […]

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Opinion: We Can Save Transit If We Act Now

By John Greenfield | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments

As Mark Twain might have said, reports of the death of transit have been greatly exaggerated, but we do need to take decisive action to make buses and trains a more reliable and appealing option.

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