Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about scooters

The Streetsblog Scooter Debate: Join Us Aug. 12

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 3, 2019 | No Comments

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.

Lyft Will Offer Denver Public Transit Options in Its App. But Will It Get More People on RTD?

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 11, 2019 | 3 Comments

Lyft follows Uber again with a new feature that displays public transit options within its app. Officials hope the new feature will boost the tiny number of RTD riders who already use ride sharing services to get to rail stations and bus stops.

Photo of Lime scooter at 26th and Welton in Five Points and an RTD light rail train

Denver Public Works Clearing a Path for Dockless Bike-Share, Scooter-Share Companies

By David Sachs | Jun 18, 2018 | No Comments

The rules are still in development, but the city says companies will be able to apply for permits on June 29.

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