Aaron Michlewitz, State Representative and Chair of the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee, is urging Mayor Walsh and Chief of Streets Chris Osgood to consider temporary restrictions on micro-mobility vehicles in the interior of the North End. Boston City Council recently passed an ordinance regarding micro-mobility vehicles, including scooters like Bird and Lime. The Read More…
The Boston City Council passed an ordinance regarding scooters during a recent city council meeting. The unanimously-passed ordinance sets new rules and regulations to emerging scooter and other micro mobility companies. “This is really exciting and an incredibly important step,” said Councilor Matt O’Malley. O’Malley said he supports scooters in Boston because it gets people Read More…
The Boston City Council is currently working on a new ordinance regarding licensing and regulating of shared mobility businesses. This would create a licensing structure to regular businesses offering small vehicles for rent on City streets and sidewalks, such as scooters. Councilor Matt O’Malley said they have seen cities and town create similar ordinances and Read More…
Ride sharing has become common practice through apps like Uber and Lyft, and the introduction of Blue Bikes has allowed commuters to locate, rent and dock a shared bike all through an app. Is the next shared transportation program for Boston, dockless electric scooters? Boston City Council is considering a pilot program that could launch Read More…
Scooters have been popping up everywhere in Boston and city officials have decided to start a pilot program that could launch next spring embracing this new mode of transportation. The Boston City Council held a hearing Monday morning about the number of apps that have been growing in the city that offer scooter rentals. City Read More…