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There’s an Instagram Account Dedicated to Videos of People Destroying Portland Scooters

Potentially inspired by California-based Instagrammers Bird Graveyard, a new account, Bird Hunting PDX, asks Portlanders to send videos and photos of intentional scooter smashing.

Is Portland’s E-Scooter Fad Waning? New Data Show Ridership Is Dwindling.

Numbers show a declining number of rides over the last week.

TriMet Bus Hits E-Scooter In Northeast Portland, But Scooter Rider Escapes Without Serious Injuries

An e-scooter rider and TriMet bus collided in Northeast Portland today. The two vehicles were traveling on NE Grand Avenue, Portland Police spokesman Christopher Burley tells WW, but the cause of the accident is still unclear.

The Dialogue: What Readers Think About Scofflaw Scooters Breaking City Speed Limits

Last week, WW raced Lime, Bird and Skip e-scooters to determine which one goes fastest (“Scooter Speed Trials,” WW, Aug. 22, 2018). Skip scooters won, at 19.3 mph, followed by Lime at 16.2 mph and Bird at 14.9 mph.

Scooters Break Oregon Speed Limits, and Portland City Hall Is Considering Fines For Scofflaw Companies

Last week, as a result of WW’s highly-scientific researching of scooter speeds (yes, we raced them) we learned something interesting: Bird is the only company with scooters that adhere to city speed limits.

Portland is Scooterville, USA. Love It or Leave It.

Portland is a scooter town now. And we’re on board. We confess: We were skeptical. A month ago, we were calling electric scooters “the next thing you’ll hate about New Portland.”

Which Portland E-Scooter Is the Fastest? We Raced Them.

The arrival of electric scooters on Portland’s streets raises many significant questions. But one stands out as the most critical: How fast can you make them go?

Three Scooter Companies Are Competing to Own Portland’s Streets. Here’s How They Compare.

Less than a year ago, electric scooters were Christmas gifts for children. Now they’re the next frontier in a big-dollar Silicon Valley battle to grab control of a new urban transportation market.

A Comparison of the Three Machines Zipping Down Portland’s Streets

Each company charges the same amount to ride. In other respects, they differ. So we measured them.

Data Sets Prove Portlanders Are Welcoming Their New Scooter Overlords

To gain entry into Portland for four months, scooter startups offered something valuable in return: data, lots of it, and fast. The city’s pilot program requires scooter companies to share numbers—like how many rides people are taking, how far they’re riding, and where they go.

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