portland scooters

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.

How Could They Make the Scooters Better?

Our favorite looks this week.

The Dialogue: What Readers Think About Portland’s Newest Side Hustle, E-Scooter Charging

Last week, WW wrote about Portland’s latest side hustle: collecting electric scooters and charging them at night (“The Juice is Loose,” WW, Aug. 8, 2018). A local pharmacist, Sandy Ninh, says she makes around $50 a night picking up and “juicing” scooters for $5 to $10 per ride.

Scooter Renters Hit by Drunk Driver on Downtown Portland Sidewalk

On Monday, a little after 4 pm, police report that two people were hit by a drunk driver in downtown Portland while attempting to rent scooters.

Somebody Rode a Scooter for 22 Miles in One Portland Trip

Since July 26, when 600 scooters were deployed in the city, Portland Bureau of Transportation counts 47,836 rides have been taken.

An Uncoordinated Indoor Kid Attempts to Join Portland’s Scooter Revolution

Last week, e-scooting arrived in Portland. For cyclists already struggling to share the road with cars, having to deal with a whole new vehicle in their lanes may be a hindrance.

After a Week of Scooting, Nobody Has Ended Up In a Portland Emergency Room With Scooter-Related Injuries

Spokespeople from Providence Health, Oregon Health and Sciences University and Legacy Health report having seen zero scooter-related injuries in the past week.

Along the Portland Waterfront, Volunteers and Business Owners Kvetch About E-Scooter Riders on the Sidewalk

Susan West, 70, has been a volunteer with Friends of RiverPlace, a group that upkeeps the RiverPlace Esplanade, for the last five years. She says fellow volunteers and some waterfront business owners are appalled by the scooter rider behavior they’ve witnessed.

Skip Scooters Are Coming Tomorrow and the Company Is Handing Out Free Helmets Until Saturday

Skip announced today that it will be dropping off 200 scooters in Portland starting tomorrow. In addition to Bird and Lime’s existing fleets, that will put the number of scooters on Portland streets at 600.

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