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Coronavirus

Is America Headed for a Post-Coronavirus Traffic Apocalypse?

Substantial numbers of people returning to work, but avoiding the buses and trains that took them there, could see urban travel speeds grind to a halt.

Christian Britschgi | 5.19.2020 6:00 PM

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New York

New York's New Budget: No Legal Weed, No Fracking, No Flavored Vapes, No Police Transparency. But You Get E-scooters!

If only everybody weren’t stuck in their homes.

Scott Shackford | 4.6.2020 2:25 PM

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Transportation Policy

Dublin Wants Scooter Riders to Wear Helmets, Reflective Vests, Pass Driving Test

Strict scooter regulations are a loss for choice and mobility.

Christian Britschgi | 11.26.2019 4:35 PM

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I Was in a Scooter Accident. I Still Don't Want to Ban Them.

What happened to me could have happened to a cyclist or pedestrian. Blame cars, not scooters.

Robby Soave | 11.26.2019 3:55 PM

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L.A. to Uber: Either Hand Over Realtime Data on Scooter Riders or Get Out of Town

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation's data-sharing requirements for dockless mobility companies have been criticized for invading users' privacy and violating state law.

Christian Britschgi | 11.4.2019 2:35 PM

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San Francisco

San Francisco Wants to Require Companies To Get Permits Before Rolling Out 'Emerging Technology'

The city's Board of Supervisors has proposed creating an Office of Emergent Technology to regulate new inventions using public spaces.

Christian Britschgi | 10.10.2019 10:05 AM

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Electric Scooter

Don't Blame Bad Parenting for the Death of 6-Year-Old Carla Neems

The coroner's declaration is a cruel twist of the knife.

Lenore Skenazy | 8.5.2019 9:00 AM

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Deregulation

Cities Across the Nation Are Making Commutes Harder With Increased Scooter Regulations

Free the scooters!

Ben McDonald | 7.19.2019 11:40 AM

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Cities

Scoot Over: Get Ready for Rental Mopeds

Eric Boehm | 5.1.2019 12:00 PM

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Bird and Lime Scooters To Leave Raleigh Due to City Regulations

Both companies say the city's restrictions are too burdensome to stay.

Billy Binion | 4.10.2019 2:30 PM

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Baltimore

Baltimore Scrambles to Remove Criminal Penalties for Riders From Dockless Scooter Regs

The accidental criminal penalties in Baltimore's proposed scooter bill reveal the problems with the default criminalization of code violations.

Christian Britschgi | 1.29.2019 11:30 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Taken for a Ride

Charles Oliver | 1.16.2019 4:00 AM

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Cities Keep Imposing Self-Defeating Restrictions on Electric Scooters

Portland and D.C.'s treatment of electric scooters undermines the cities' own goals.

Christian Britschgi | 11.16.2018 4:45 PM

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New California Lawsuit Accuses Electric Scooter Companies of 'Negligence,' 'Abetting Assault,' and Inciting 'Civil Unrest'

The class action suit demands Bird and Lime cease operations in the state of California.

Christian Britschgi | 10.24.2018 11:00 AM

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San Francisco

San Francisco Is About to Let Electric Scooters Back on the Streets. But One Scooter Company Isn't Happy.

Scooter giant Lime claims the city's permitting process was biased and arbitrary.

Christian Britschgi | 10.12.2018 4:30 PM

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Stossel: War on Electric Scooters

Cities limit electric scooters with needless regulations.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 9.11.2018 9:38 AM

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