Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about scooters

Scooter Fatality Brings Number of Dead on Denver Streets to 50

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 13, 2019 | 1 Comment

Cameron Hagan, a 26-year-old scooter rider died Friday after a crash on Aug. 4 at the 2800 block of West 32nd Avenue, according to Denver Police. His fatality is the 50th on Denver streets so far this year compared to 33 at this point in 2018, a 52% increase.

Scooter Rider Dies After Highland Park Crash, First Scooter Fatality in Denver

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 12, 2019 | 5 Comments

A scooter rider died this morning after a crash with a driver Aug. 4 in the 2800 block of West 32nd Avenue of Denver’s Highland Park neighborhood.

Five Thought Provoking Ideas Ahead of the Streetsblog Denver Scooter Debate

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 9, 2019 | 7 Comments

Whether you love an electric boost when zipping around the city's streets, you're frustrated with people zooming past too close for comfort, or you're not sure what to think, consider these five ideas now and stop by our debate Monday night

The Streetsblog Scooter Debate: Join Us Aug. 12

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 3, 2019

Whether you love an electric boost when zipping around the city's streets or you're frustrated with people zooming past too close for comfort, check out this debate on the controversial vehicles and their future in Denver.

Two Lyft scooters block the sidewalk on Wazee near the 16th St. Mall. Streetsblog file photo by Andy Bosselman

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Commentary: Scooters Another Sign of Big Tech Colonizing Public Spaces

By John Tinnell, PhD | Jul 24, 2019 | 19 Comments

Big Tech companies like Uber, Airbnb — and now scooter providers — aim to satisfy their customers with little regard for how their businesses affect our cities’ ecosystems. With new technologies like delivery drones and robots on the way, scooters may well be the Trojan Horse with which big tech colonizes the world’s public space.

A Lime scooter parked in front of the main entrance to Union Station.

Eyes on the Street: Badly Parked Scooters Get in the Way

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 15, 2019 | 10 Comments

As Denver considers making scooters a permanent feature on the city’s streets, their riders often abandon the little electric vehicles in the middle of sidewalk, leave them directly in front of entrances or park them in front of the ramps wheelchair users use to board trains.

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