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E-Scooter Companies Lime and Bird Have Suspended Operations in Portland

Lime and Bird have announced that they’ve suspended operations indefinitely, while Razor is cutting back its fleet. Spin, however, will continue to operate as normal.

Watch Aminé Dance on the Roof of the Convention Center and Jet Boat Down the Willamette in His New Video

A slightly darker shift from the buoyant anthems the 25-year-old has become known for, “Shimmy” is basically two-and-a-half minutes of relentless flow. But it’s still packed with classic Aminé flexes, like, “Just cause you bought that vintage Margiela/Don’t change your flight from Spirit to Delta.”

The Arrival of E-Bikes in Portland Is Delayed

Portland Bureau of Transportation plans to go Council to extend the contract with th company Motivate.

Portland Now Has a Trail Blazers Rental Bicycle and a Second Dunking Otter

Juno can hoop.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation Creates Scooter Parking Spots—23 of Them

The bureau concedes the spaces are meager, but says it hopes to “show riders where scooter parking is especially encouraged.”

Biketown Releases Small Fleet of Portland Bike Designs in Celebration of Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, Nike-owned Biketown released its first “culture collection”—a fleet of five bikes designed by Nike color designer Marcellus Johnson.

Portland’s E-Scooters Didn’t Squelch Bike Share Use. In Fact, They Might Have Helped.

Data show Biketown ridership numbers increased during the four month scooter pilot program.

With Public Transit Ridership Down, Lyft and Others Raffle Hundreds in Ride Credits to Portlanders as Incentive

Rideshare companies and local transit agency TriMet are together offering Portlanders $549 in ride credits for signing on to a Ditch Your Car campaign during the month of October.

The Application Process For Portland’s E-Scooter Pilot Program Is Now Open, And Fleets Could Hit Portland By the End of the Month

Portland Bureau of Transportation today announced that it is accepting applications from e-scooter companies for its four-month pilot program.

Lyft Now Owns Biketown’s Operator and Plans to Bring Dockless Bikes to Portland

Along with the promise of more capital behind Biketown’s existing infrastructure, Lyft’s press release states that the company plans to transition to dockless bikes.

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