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Early Figures Show Scooter Companies Paid Portland Transportation Bureau Several Hundred Thousand Dollars Garnered From Rides

Financial records provided to WW by the Portland Bureau of Transportation reveal that during the four month e-scooter pilot program, the city grossed $188,245.25 from operators Bird, Lime and Skip in application fees, permits, use fees and penalties.

Owner of Portland Thorns and Timbers Soccer Teams Tweets at the Mayor to Bring E-Scooters Back

Merritt Paulson, owner of the Portland Thorns and Timbers soccer teams, today tweeted at Mayor Ted Wheeler to bring the e-scooters back.

Nothing Feels Better Than Complaining! We’ve Got Gripes About Scooter Vandals, Food Carts and Knute Buehler’s Goatee.

Portland, we’ve got a bone to pick with you.

Portlanders Took Nearly 700,000 Scooter Rides During the City’s Pilot Program

Data show that since July 25, when scooters were deployed on city streets, Portlanders have taken a total of 698,880 trips.

Murmurs: Our Oregon Faces State Investigation for Late Ballots

In other news: E-scooters disappear.

Portland’s E-Scooter Pilot Program Ends Tuesday. What Happens Now?

After four months, Portland’s e-scooter pilot program has come to an end.

A Portland Uber Driver is Pursuing E-Scooter Company Skip After Scofflaw Riders Hit His Car and Fled

Portland Uber driver Joshua Redmond wants $10,000 in damages from scooter company Skip after two riders smashed a scooter into his Subaru and fled the scene.

Your Monday, Sept. 17 Daily Primer: Killer Cougar Likely Dead — Scooter Vandals Caught on Tape

What to know, which Instagram to follow and where to shop.

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.

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