Posts tagged Dockless Bikeshare
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More dockless scooters and bikes, but fewer dockless companies would operate in DC under a new DDOT plan
DC could limit shared dockless bike and scooter companies to just four, but increase the number of dockless bikes and scooters to 20,000, under a new proposal released for public comment Wednesday. Currently, Bird, Bolt, Lime, Lyft, Razor, Skip, and Spin operate dockless scooters and JUMP operates both scooters and dockless bicycles. Keep reading…
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How can dockless scooters make transportation more equitable in DC?
Over the past year or so dockless bicycles and scooters have cropped up all over the District, though they tend to concentrate downtown. How could these “micromobility” services make it easier for residents to get around in historically underinvested areas? One company has some ideas. Keep reading…
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Mary Cheh proposes a bill to restrict scooters, to negative reviews
DC Councilmember Mary Cheh, who chairs the Committee on Transportation & the Environment, proposed a bill today that would ban dockless bicycles and scooters from being used between 10 pm and 4 am, set rules for where they can be parked, and give DC more power to regulate and fine operators, among other updates. Keep reading…
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National links: Los Angeles’ scooter pilot has sparked a debate about surveillance
Los Angeles is about to launch a one-year scooter pilot that collects trip data. Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake made cities more accessible to people who are visually impaired. More US cities are ending their recycling programs after China stopped purchasing their recyclable materials. Keep reading…
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Top posts of 2018: It’s ok to critique dockless bikeshare. It’s not ok to be bigoted.
Dockless bikeshare launched in DC back in September and will continue until April, when the District Department of Transportation will asses the impact of the “demonstration project” and decide its next move. The colorful bikes quickly became popular with riders across the city. Then almost as quickly, there was a backlash. Keep reading…
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DC’s getting 20,000 shared bikes and scooters in 2019! Well, maybe.
At least 12 companies have applied to offer dockless bikes and scooters in DC in 2019. If (and that’s a big if) all of those companies get their permits, succeed and don’t leave the District, that allows up to 9,600 dockless bikes and scooters and possibly 16,800 by the end of 2019. Add 4,300 Capital Bikeshare bikes and we reach the 20,000 shared bikes and scooters goal we suggested—but that might not come to pass. Keep reading…
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Lime-E electric bikes are now in Arlington
On Tuesday, December 18, Lime-E electric dockless bikeshare became available to ride throughout Arlington. Lime released the bikes following receipt of an operating permit the previous week. Keep reading…
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National links: As dockess scooters and bicycles rise, cities need better slow lanes
Cities need to adapt to the rise of scooters and e-bikes and other slower mobility options. Los Angeles might increase speed limits on neighborhood streets…so police can ticket speeders. Amazon gathered important information during its HQ2 search that could help it compete with other companies. Keep reading…
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DC will allow more dockless bikes and scooters, but v-e-e-r-y s-l-o-o-o-w-l-y
The DC government has twice extended an initial pilot program for dockless bikes and scooters without changing any of its initial rules, including a limit of 400 vehicles per company which we've argued was too restrictive. Now, for 2019, there's a new version of program with some more flexibility, but also many new rules. Keep reading…
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Events: Elect to vote on Tuesday!
Vote like your city and country depend on it, because they do! Also, learn about how DC is adapting to climate change, commemorate the people who died while walking on DC's roads, advocate for cyclists and dockless bikeshare, take a tour of Old Anacostia, and more in this week's events. Keep reading…