E-scooters
Tiny Vehicles and the New Safety in Numbers
The best thing we can do to ensure the safety of scooter riders is to increase their number.
October 9, 2018
E-Scooter Deaths Show Urgent Need for Safer Streets
The early experience with e-scooters seem to show they put riders in a riskier position than bike share.
September 24, 2018
Charlotte Provides the Most Compelling Evidence for E-Scooters Yet
People like them, much more so than dockless bikes even, new data from Charlotte shows.
August 30, 2018
Is It Time to Redefine the Bike Lane?
In a matter of months, electric scooter companies have set up fleets in dozens of American cities. Where do these vehicles belong on our streets?
August 23, 2018
Scooters Aren’t a Public Safety Hazard. Dangerous Streets Designed Only for Cars Are.
If Cleveland had provided dedicated lanes for people riding bikes and scooters, Jenasia Summers would probably still be alive.
August 20, 2018
The Real E-Scooters Story Is Much More Boring Than Media Coverage Suggests
It doesn't make for exciting newsprint. But people like scooters and they aren't causing any big problems.
August 15, 2018
Scooter Company Bird Offers to Pay Cities to Build Bike Lanes
Whatever you make of Bird's offer, there's certainly an opening here that cities shouldn't let go to waste.
August 2, 2018
Portland Transportation Bureau Retracts Tweet Calling Electric Scooters “Toys” for “Tech Bros”
The comment highlights the lack of legitimacy given to transportation modes that aren't cars.
July 27, 2018
