Tag: dockless
City council approves phase two e-scooter pilot
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Council voted unanimously to approve a phase II dockless e-scooter pilot program at its public hearing on Saturday.
The phase II...
My View | Denise Dunbar: Scooters are not for commuters
My final 2019 missive on scooters deals with the data, and it demonstrates that scooters are primarily being joy-ridden and are not serving as...
Our View: Is approval the only option?
The language in dockets prepared by city staff for council to consider is strange. The dockets say that all items being discussed at a...
City prepares for e-scooter pilot vote
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
City council is set to vote on the future of the e-scooter pilot program on Saturday.
The vote is the culmination...
City staff recommends phase two scooter pilot
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Department of Transportation and Environmental Services staff presented a recommendation to city council for a phase two e-scooter pilot program...
Your Views: There’s no policy basis for e-scooters
To the editor:
As city council debates whether to extend the e-scooter pilot program, members should focus on the key question addressed in the Times’s...
Your Views: Taxation without representation
To the editor:
In the next several weeks, we will see the Alexandria City Council approve a new scooter pilot program for the year 2020.
Undoubtedly,...
Your Views: Scooters are motor vehicles
To the editor:
In this discussion about e-scooters, we should not lose sight of the fact that they are motor vehicles, which typically bicycles are...
Your Views: Scooters are a recipe for disaster
To the editor:
It seems that the Capitol Hill Police have sent warning letters to the eight dockless commercial scooter companies operating in the District...
Your Views: A different perspective on scooters
To the editor:
As someone who relies on their e-scooter regularly to get to and from the Metro – I’m the one with the pink...
