VeoRide offering new bike/scooter service in Birmingham
VeoRide offering new bike/scooter service in Birmingham By Bria Chatman | April 13, 2021 at 10:13 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 10:13 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - This Friday, there will be be a new way to get around town.
VeoRide will provide low-cost transportation throughout the city. From the Crossplex to Woodlawn, VeoRide will provide bikes and scooters throughout the city and right at your finger tips.
VeoRide will provide rides in an easy and fast way. You’ll be able to use your smart phone to locate a scooter or bike from corrals in the city.
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday extended an ordinance requiring face masks or coverings to be worn in public until May 24. The council voted 8-1 with Councilor Hunter Williams being the lone ‘no’ vote.
The passing of the ordinance comes three days before the state of Alabama’s mask mandate is set to expire April 9 and comes as no surprise since Birmingham was one of the first municipalities to require facial coverings at the onset of the global COVID-19 health crisis in 2020.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said the extension of the mask ordinance was passed for several reasons.