GeekWire test ride: Why Lime’s new ‘LimeGlider’ may attract even more riders in Seattle I’ve had some scary wobbles riding scooters on some of Seattle’s less-than-smooth roadways. Thankfully I’ve never hit the pavement. But… Read More
Part bike, part scooter, Lime will debut new ‘LimeGlider’ seated electric vehicle in Seattle Lime is bringing another new micromobility device to Seattle, choosing the city as the location for the global debut of… Read More
GeekWire’s Great Race II: By taxi, Lyft, e-bike, bus and more — here’s who won in Seattle rush hour We had a ton of fun testing Seattle’s transportation options through rush hour traffic during our inaugural GeekWire Great Race… Read More
Get ready for scooters, Seattle: Lawmakers approve new scooter-share pilot program The Seattle City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 to approve a scooter-share pilot program. Transportation Committee Chair Alex Pedersen was… Read More
Seattle moves ahead with scooter-share pilot program that could begin this fall Seattleites may be scooting around town later this fall. The Seattle City Council will vote on a scooter-share pilot program… Read More
As more cities embrace shared scooters and bikes, this startup helps them track data and enforce rules Cities across the U.S. are adding new shared bike and scooter programs from the likes of Lime, Uber, Lyft, and… Read More
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan: Let’s try scooters, but let’s do it right Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. See this story for more details about… Read More
Portland’s e-scooter pilot could set public-private data sharing precedents for mobility partnerships In Portland and other cities across the country where local governments are partnering with companies to introduce e-scooters, agreements involving… Read More
As more Pacific Northwest cities embrace scooter-sharing, Seattle keeps foot on the brake Seattle was the first city in the nation to embrace dockless bike-share — but it may be one of the… Read More
Lime reveals new ridership data as Seattle becomes first city to eclipse 2M bike rides As it continues to expand around the globe amid reports of a potential acquisition by Uber, transportation startup Lime today… Read More
Uber reportedly considering Bird or Lime acquisition to grow micro-mobility business Uber is exploring the possibility of acquiring one of the hot new scooter startups that sped headlong onto the transportation… Read More
Lime pulls electric scooters after learning of defect that can cause batteries to catch fire Over the summer, Lime quietly removed scooters from circulation in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Lake Tahoe after learning a… Read More
Bird enlists Seattle ‘ambassadors’ to test electric scooters despite city’s ongoing ban Bird sightings are becoming more common in Seattle. Bird scooters that is. GeekWire readers — and this reporter — have spotted… Read More
Scooter startups hit roadblocks as cities get smarter about new forms of transportation If 2011 was the year of the ride-hailing app, then 2018 is the year of the scooter. But in the… Read More
Bird landing in Seattle? Job postings indicate electric scooter launch, despite city objections Bird looks poised to bring its shared, electric scooters to Seattle. The startup is hiring for a local community manager in Seattle and… Read More
