Pittsburghers will soon have one fewer option for their preferred modes of transportation.In a news release Friday, Mayor Ed Gainey’s office announced that Spin e-scooters will no longer be operable starting Monday, July 10.”I’m just really disappointed in the city for trying to get rid of them,” Steve Kenyon said while hanging out in the Strip District.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 spoke to Kenyon shortly after he had just taken a scooter to the Strip.”It’s honestly one of the best forms of transportation,” Kenyon said.E-scooters have been common sightings around the city since July 2021, when the Mobile PGH was launched as part of a two-year pilot overseen by the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure.All other modes of transportation under the Move PGH program will continue to operate as normal, but without any additional state authorization, e-scooters are no longer allowed to operate in the city once the pilot program ends.”The state continues to work through the complicated legislative process surrounding e-scooters amid difficult budget negotiations,” part of the city’s announcement read.Over 1 million trips were taken on shared e-scooters during the two years of the pilot program, according to the city.”The City of Pittsburgh will continue to work with state legislators to reauthorize this critical mode of transportation,” the announcement continued.
Pittsburghers will soon have one fewer option for their preferred modes of transportation.
In a news release Friday, Mayor Ed Gainey’s office announced that Spin e-scooters will no longer be operable starting Monday, July 10.
“I’m just really disappointed in the city for trying to get rid of them,” Steve Kenyon said while hanging out in the Strip District.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 spoke to Kenyon shortly after he had just taken a scooter to the Strip.
“It’s honestly one of the best forms of transportation,” Kenyon said.
E-scooters have been common sightings around the city since July 2021, when the Mobile PGH was launched as part of a two-year pilot overseen by the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure.
All other modes of transportation under the Move PGH program will continue to operate as normal, but without any additional state authorization, e-scooters are no longer allowed to operate in the city once the pilot program ends.
“The state continues to work through the complicated legislative process surrounding e-scooters amid difficult budget negotiations,” part of the city’s announcement read.
Over 1 million trips were taken on shared e-scooters during the two years of the pilot program, according to the city.
“The City of Pittsburgh will continue to work with state legislators to reauthorize this critical mode of transportation,” the announcement continued.
