"scooter"

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.

Portland City Government Adds Warning Labels to Electric Scooters

The rules requiring helmets and prohibiting using scooters on sidewalks are now on the scooters.

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.

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?

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.

In Cities Outside Portland, Scooters Were Banned, Thrown in the Ocean or Smeared With Poop. They Kept Going.

Scooters arrived in Portland in a carefully crafted arrangement with City Hall. That’s in part because scooter companies tried gate-crashing in other cities—and ran into trouble.

We Designed the Ideal E-Scooter For Portland Streets. Here’s What It Looks Like.

WW spent the past week brainstorming how to customize our rides. Some additions—like turn signals and rearview mirrors—would make scootering safer. Others—splash guards, snow tires—are our attempts to prepare for the coming winter.

Willamette Week

Most Read