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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.

Get Ready for a Swarm of Rental Scooters—the Next Thing You’ll Hate About New Portland

The Portland Bureau of Transportation has invited five companies to pilot e-scooters in the city.

Portland Bureau of Transportation Is Looking to Test Run a Scooter Share Program

After California startup company Lime began hiring in Portland in March, word spread the city was looking into dockless bike and scooter programs to replace or supplement Biketown. Bike Portland reported that the announcement was made at this month’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting.

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