Stay up to date on dockless vehicles in the District and the rules governing them
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D.C. scooters, electric bikes, and shared mopeds
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November 7, 2019
City solicits micromobility companies for 2020 permits
Under new rules, D.C. will allow for up to 20,000 dockless vehicles.
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November 4, 2019
D.C. lawmaker says overnight scooter ban will be nixed in pending bill
Proposed scooter regulations are making their way through the legislative process.
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October 22, 2019
A quick guide to electric scooters, bikes, and mopeds in D.C.
Getting around the nation’s capital on two wheels is easier than ever.
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September 30, 2019
D.C. may cap how many scooter companies are allowed in the city
But the four chosen companies could provide up to 10,000 total vehicles.
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September 23, 2019
Lyft integrates D.C. bike lanes into its app
The company offers scooters in the city and owns the operator of Capital Bikeshare
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August 19, 2019
The top 8 places where people are taking Bird scooters in D.C.
Memorials, a museum, and a university make the list.
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August 16, 2019
Moped-sharing kicks off in D.C. this weekend
New York-based Revel is set to offer 400 battery-powered mopeds in the city.
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August 9, 2019
Skip scooters are headed back to D.C. after the company’s permit was suspended in June
Skip says it will resume operations in the city with new safety policies in place
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August 2, 2019
D.C. will allow shared mopeds on city streets under a new pilot program
Mobility companies will be able to deploy up to 400 mopeds each
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July 16, 2019
D.C. permits electric scooters from company co-founded by former Olympic athlete
Bolt Mobility may deploy up to 600 electric scooters in the District
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July 2, 2019
D.C. may ban overnight rides on shared electric scooters
Local lawmakers are considering comprehensive regulations for the devices
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June 26, 2019
Should electric scooters be allowed on the U.S. Capitol Grounds?
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton thinks so
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June 20, 2019
Skip scooters suspended in D.C. after fires
The city has told the company to remove its scooters from the streets
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June 3, 2019
D.C. opens the door to more electric bikes and scooters
The District is accepting new permit applications for dockless vehicle providers
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May 1, 2019
D.C. permits almost 5K shared electric scooters and electric bikes on city streets
The city has issued permits for an additional 735 dockless vehicles to be deployed in the District
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April 9, 2019
Uber’s electric Jump scooters come to D.C.
The scooters are free to unlock and cost $0.15 a minute to ride
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January 29, 2019
D.C. bill would ensure legal protections for electric scooter and electric bike riders
It would allow such riders to seek monetary recovery for more crashes than they can now
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January 4, 2019
D.C. is about to see a lot more electric bikes and scooters this year
City officials have green-lighted eight companies to offer shared dockless vehicles
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December 21, 2018
Six things D.C. says it’s learned about scooters and dockless bikes since they arrived
Overall ridership increased significantly, but the growth was uneven across the city
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November 29, 2018
D.C. receives twice as many applicants for scooter and dockless bike permits for 2019
Twelve companies submitted 16 applications, as compared with six current dockless operators
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November 17, 2018
Scooter and bike companies say D.C.’s new rules for dockless vehicles are too restrictive
The companies criticize official limits on fleet sizes and scooter speeds
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November 9, 2018
D.C. to expand the number of scooters and dockless bikes allowed in 2019
But advocates and mobility companies cast the move as tepid
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October 18, 2018
Lyft rolls out electric scooters in D.C.
The District is the first East Coast city to see the company’s scooters
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September 26, 2018
Electric-scooter death in Washington could be the first of its kind in the U.S.
E-scooter use is exploding across the nation’s urban centers, including in the D.C. area, raising safety issues and leaving states and municipalities to scramble to catch up with fresh regulations for the vehicles.
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September 4, 2018
Capital Bikeshare presses go on electric bikes, available starting Sept. 5
The service will offer about 80 pedal-assist bikes in a pilot project