At the end of March, three electric scooter companies deposited over 2,000 scooters onto San Francisco streets. Controversy immediately ensued.
Some supported the scooters as an environmentally sustainable alternative to private cars or Uber or Lyft, while others considered them to be under-regulated nuisances that clog the streets and sidewalks and detract from public transportation.
They have since sparked a conversation about personal mobility in urban environments, involving electric bikes, electric skateboards, hoverboards, and others.
As scooter numbers increase, what are city officials and the scooter companies doing to address the concerns and realize the potential benefits? Do scooters and other new modes of urban personal mobility solve more problems than they create?
We’ll discuss tonight at 7pm on City Visions, KALW radio 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area. Joining me will be:
- Cheryl Brinkman – Chairman of the Board of Directors, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, or SFMTA.
- Susan Shaheen, Ph.D. – Co-Director of the UC Berkeley Transportation and Sustainability Research Center and Director of Innovative Mobility Research.
Tune in or live-stream and make sure to call or email with your questions for the panel!
