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No, a Scooter Company Did Not “Red Line” Poor Neighborhoods
Last week's click-bait headline about Scoot red lining in the Tenderloin and Chinatown doesn't add up
August 19, 2019
Cap the Number of Scooters? Don’t be Surprised They’re Not Well Distributed
Those same caps are also increasing Vehicle Miles Traveled and greenhouse gases
May 1, 2019
Should Oakland Demand Indemnity from Scooter Companies?
City wants to be off the hook for bad street designs when it comes to scooters, something it doesn't ask for from other road users
February 20, 2019
SPUR Talk: Scooters Key to Safer Streets?
An update on Oakland's positive approach to scooters and giving people more mobility options
January 29, 2019
Guest Commentary: Mayor Breed Needs to Make a Real Effort to Reduce Car Emissions
By side-stepping reductions in car use, San Francisco falls short on climate change
November 27, 2018
Return of the Scooter
A visit to Skip's warehouse, one of the two companies that will be back in S.F., Oct. 15
September 21, 2018
Permits for Two Scooter Companies
Scooters should be back in San Francisco in October
September 5, 2018
Are e-Scooters the Key to Getting Safe Bike Lanes?
For nearly a half century, car companies--and their money interests--have pretty much dictated the designs of our streets. So do e-Scooters represent, potentially, a billion dollar industry counterweight for the re-engineering of streets to prioritize safety, cyclists, and scooter-riders?
August 28, 2018
Silliness with Scooters
The scooter debate has left the safe-streets community split. But that hasn't stopped "Realistic Marketing, Inc." from having some side-splitting fun at the expense of Bird scooters.
July 13, 2018
Walk San Francisco Creates “Scooters Behaving Badly” Facebook Album
Walk San Francisco, in response to a number of complaints from its members about scooters on the sidewalks, is demanding that Bird, Lime, and Spin--purveyors of app-based electric scooter rentals--take action. Walk SF has also created a Facebook photo album for people to post images of Scooters creating a hazard.
April 12, 2018
