The Montbello Connector Service pilot program would help fill in the transportation gaps in the neighborhood where it's hard to get from point A to point B.
Photo courtesy of Lyft Scooters)
A proposal to give two companies the exclusive right to place electric scooters and bikes in Denver moved past a City Council committee in its third try on Tuesday despite the fact that no changes were made to address council members’ concerns.
The city has proposed five-year contracts with Lyft and Lime, a move that would ban companies like Bird and its brethren. The two companies would pay zero dollars; but they would be required to comply with rules on the distribution of scooters around the city, free rides for certain demographics and parking.
Despite passionately expressed concerns about the length of the contract, the level of exclusivity and the veracity of assurances that the scooter littering problem will improve, the council as a whole will soon decide whether the two companies become the sole providers of shared scooters and bikes in the city until at least 2026.
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