Hello and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages move (today and in the future) from Point A to Point B.
For my American readers, you might be traveling perhaps for the first time in more than a year because of the Memorial Day holiday. While Memorial Day is meant to honor members of the U.S. military who died while serving, the three-day weekend has become the unofficial kick off to summer. This year, those traveling by car, truck or SUV will be met by the most expensive Memorial Day weekend gas prices since 2014, according to AAA. The organization also estimates that 37 million Americans will travel by plane and automobile over the holiday a 60% increase over the same period last year.
May 27th, 2021
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Lime is rolling out an updated subscription service, which gets rid of the unlock fees when you start a ride. For $6/month, Lime Prime will also let you reserve an e-bike, electric scooter or moped for up to 30 minutes at no extra cost. As part of a sustainability drive, Lime will also plant a tree for each new Prime signup through mid-July.
Newcomers who have never bought a Lime Pass can get one month of Prime for free, though riders will still have to pay for renting a vehicle. In locations where there aren t any unlock fees, you ll get 25 percent off the cost of a ride instead. You ll be able to combine Prime with day passes and other promos to save more money if you take rides often. You ll also be able to use Prime to unlock vehicles throughout the country where you take out the plan.