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E-Scooters Are Back in Portland, Starting Friday

Love them or hate them, e-scooters are coming back to Portland on Friday for a second, year-long pilot program.

A Dozen Companies Apply to Put Scooters on Portland Streets This Spring

E-scooters could be returning to Portland by the end of the month, and 12 companies have applied for inclusion in the city’s second pilot program.

Bend Considers Launching E-Scooter Pilot Program Modeled After Portland’s

City officials in Bend, Ore., are considering launching an e-scooter pilot program that is modeled after the one Portland trialed last summer.

E-Scooters Could Return to Portland April 26 With New Rules and More Devices

New rules seek to reduce sidewalk parking and eliminate park scooting.

Most Portland E-Scooter Riders Don’t Wear Helmets. Soon, Those Bare Noggins Could Be Legal.

A bill proposed to the Oregon legislature by Rep. Sheri Schouten on Wednesday would lower the “age under which a person is required to wear protective headgear while operating a motor assisted scooter” to 16.

Transportation Bureau Asks Portlanders to Take Online Survey Before E-Scooters Return

In preparation for the city’s second, year-long e-scooter pilot program this spring, Portland Bureau of Transportation is asking people to take an online survey to share their opinions about the new form of transit.

Portland Economist Says City’s E-Scooter Experiment Was a Success—and Wants to Apply the Same Standards to Cars

Portland economist Joe Cortright criticizes the city for what he calls a “stark double standard.”

Maurice Henderson, Mayor Ted Wheeler’s First Chief of Staff, Will Leave TriMet After Brief Tenure

Henderson is moving to “spend more time with my family in Bend, Oregon.”

E-Scooters Will Return to Portland This Spring For a Second, Year-Long Pilot Program

With the release of its 2018 e-scooter findings report today, the Portland Bureau of Transportation announced it will bring scooters back for another trial.

Bird Is Asking Portlanders to Rally in Front of City Hall to Bring E-Scooters Back

Portland’s e-scooter pilot program ended Nov. 20, but Bird is not flying out quietly.

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