Portland enters ‘new, permanent era of micromobility’
PBOT commits to two of its most trusted partners in a resounding win for micromobility.
e-scooter pilot program
Biketown adds e-scooters, with thousands more on the way
PBOT says there will be 3,000 scooters on the streets in the coming weeks.
Lime sets summer record, touts 35% e-scooter trip increase so far this year
Six years in, Lime is hitting their stride in Portland.
Portland’s e-scooter ridership up, while future of rental program is in flux
Portland e-scooter ridership is up, even though the program is in a flux state.
After 2 million rides, Lime upgrades e-scooter fleet with locking mechanism, swappable batteries
Lime can boast two million rides on their scooters and the company wants to show the City of Portland they’re ready for a long-term relationship. As we reported last week, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is looking for one or two scooter operators to take over the existing pilot program and provide a larger fleet … Read more
Portland wants to get serious with e-scooters and move beyond ‘pilot’ phase
“We believe shared e-scooters have a long-term future in Portland.” – Dylan Rivera, PBOT After a four-year honeymoon, the City of Portland is ready to settle down with shared electric scooters. Earlier this month the Bureau of Transportation released a request for proposals that aims to find a company to run a shared e-scooter system … Read more
When electric scooter and bicycle users collide
There are now 587 more electric scooters on Portland streets than this time last year. In the first 10 weeks of the current pilot program, the City of Portland says 16 of those scooters were involved in a collision. We can confirm that at least two of those collisions involved a bicycle rider. There was … Read more
In bid for more accessibility, Portland OKs 725 electric scooters with seats
The City of Portland has granted a permit for a new type of electric vehicle: a scooter with a seat.
E-scooters to return next month with tougher regulations on riders and operators
Portland’s second attempt at integrating electric scooters into the mobility mix could get started as early as April 26th. And unlike the 2,000 scooters we had on the streets last year, the Portland Bureau of Transportation will start with 2,500 and estimates we could see as many as 9,000 if enough scooter companies play ball … Read more
Scooter company reps scolded by Oregon legislators over helmet law proposal
What was expected to be just another ho-hum hearing on one of thousands of bills working their way through Oregon’s 2019 legislative session, turned out to be anything but.
Comment of the Week: We need more public restrooms downtown