Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Scooters

Bikes sharing a rack with scooters: minor inconvenience or major headache? Photo: John Greenfield

Chicago lock-to rule means scooters are parked on bike racks. Is that a problem or NBD?

By John Greenfield | Sep 4, 2020 | No Comments

The downside of the lock-to strategy is that scooters are taking up space on our city's limited number of bike parking fixtures, and that really annoys some cyclists.

Detail from the poster version of the Mellow Chicago Bike Map. Illustration: Joe Mills

Zoom Interview: The backstory of the Mellow Chicago Bike Map

By John Greenfield | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments

In an interview for a DePaul University class, John discussed the origins of the bike map, and the Chicago transportation scene in general.

Oakland spokesperson Sean Maher test-rides a seated scooter. Photo: Roger Rudick, Streetsblog San Francisco

Seated e-scooters are coming to Chicago to provide an option for people with disabilities

By Imelda March | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Lime will be rolling out seated models as early as this week, which people with disabilities can request from Lime or one of its community partners.

A Wheelz scooter during last year's scooter pilot Photo: John Greenfield

They’re back! Scooters hit the streets again in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 13, 2020 | No Comments

Scooter fans rejoice! Electric scooters are back on Chicago’s streets from now until mid-December with a greater number of scooters and a significantly larger service area than the city’s first scooter pilot. Unlike last year’s limited pilot area, this year’s will span the entire city, minus the Central Business District. The CBD is bounded by […]