LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comCity council unanimously approved an e-scooter pilot project for Lethbridge this summer. The decision to
Two familiar names and one newcomer have been chosen as the preferred companies to rent electric scooters to Ottawa riders in the second year of a pilot project.
The city said Thursday that three firms – Bird Canada, Lime and Neuron – have won bids to deliver the e-scooters pending payment of insurance, fees and performance securities. Bird Canada and Lime also provided vehicles for the initial pilot project in 2020.
The city’s transportation committee voted in February to continue the project that will see 1,200 e-scooters available for rent until the end of November – double the 600 vehicles that hit the streets last year.
Author of the article: Brian Cross, Free Press staff  â¢Â Postmedia Network
Publishing date: May 10, 2021  â¢Â 5 days ago  â¢Â 2 minute read  â¢Â Even on a rainy Monday, May 3, 2021, Windsorites couldn t resist taking the new rental e-scooters for a spin. Here, Krish Soni takes one for a ride along the riverfront. A high number of thefts temporarily suspended the pilot project. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
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WINDSOR â This cityâs just-launched electric scooter pilot project, which started one week ago with big grins from excited users, has already hit a âdishearteningâ bump in the road.
In the first few days of operation, thefts in the city of the expensive GPS-equipped rental units were so frequent that operator Bird Canada put the program on hold on Tuesday so it could concentrate on getting its stolen e-bikes back and rethink its local security and deployment plans.
Author of the article: Brian Cross, Free Press staff • Postmedia Network
Publishing date: May 10, 2021 • 6 days ago • 2 minute read • Even on a rainy Monday, May 3, 2021, Windsorites couldn t resist taking the new rental e-scooters for a spin. Here, Krish Soni takes one for a ride along the riverfront. A high number of thefts temporarily suspended the pilot project. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
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WINDSOR – This city’s just-launched electric scooter pilot project, which started one week ago with big grins from excited users, has already hit a “disheartening” bump in the road.
In the first few days of operation, thefts in the city of the expensive GPS-equipped rental units were so frequent that operator Bird Canada put the program on hold on Tuesday so it could concentrate on getting its stolen e-bikes back and rethink its local security and deployment plans.