Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 25, 2019
5min406
Uber, which operates Jump, is applauding the bill’s passage.
Tag: LimeImage via Palatka Main Street.
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 25, 2019
Drew WilsonApril 10, 2019
5min501
Scooters could soon be allowed in bike lanes.
Drew WilsonMarch 26, 20195min389
Both bills would get scooters off the sidewalk and onto the asphalt.
Drew WilsonMarch 22, 2019
4min482
Local governments will be able to set limits, or opt out of scooter rentals altogether.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 21, 20195min716
Instead of having 1,800 scooters with three vendors, four vendors will provide 2,400 scooters.
Drew WilsonMarch 7, 20196min629
“These devices could go wherever a bike could go and must follow traffic signal laws.”
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 7, 2019
7min809
Florida law is ambiguous on how to classify scooters and prohibits them from use on roads.
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 29, 2018
10min1512
After two days of wall-to-wall speakers from high-tech companies, finance experts and land use planners, the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit wrapped up in Tampa this week with an array of geek-out-worthy autonomous vehicle demonstrations. The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority hosted the summit both this year and last, but Florida state Sen. Jeff Brandes considers the annual event his baby. The […]
Peter SchorschNovember 20, 20186min667
The ongoing regulatory battle surrounding bike sharing just ratcheted up a notch. New lobbying registrations show Bird Scooters, the first electric scooter sharing company in the world, inked a deal with mega-lobbying firm Ballard Partners while competing dockless bike company Lime has retained Capital City Consulting and Skip has signed on with Southern Strategy Group. The industry […]
Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2018
2min351
Vivian Myrtetus is leaving as CEO of Volunteer Florida to run interference with local governments for Lime, the bike-sharing company. “I’m excited about my new role, and looking forward to promoting multiple transportation options to users across our communities at affordable rates,” Myrtetus said. She accepted the post of community affairs manager for California-based Lime, which operates in several […]