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
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
The City of Portland has granted a permit for a new type of electric vehicle: a scooter with a seat.
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
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.
Maybe it’s time to critically appraise the failed, 110-year experiment with cars.
Trend of positive benefits continues.
They’re baaaaack. Sort of.
“Portland used to be a leader in sustainable transportation.”
We haven’t heard the end of e-scooters.
