MINNEAPOLIS — The Public Works Department recently presented its findings of a study that looked at the first year of electric scooter usage in Minneapolis.
There could be 2,000 e-scooters whizzing along Minneapolis streets this year.
The city's Transportation and Public Works Committee approved an extension of the city's pilot program through March 2020.
At its peak, Public Works said Minneapolis had 600 scooters on its streets, from two companies, Bird and Lime.
Between July 10 and November 30, there were a total of 225,543 rides.
The city also asked more than 900 people to respond to a survey and a majority of those who responded said they were satisfied with the service from both companies, overall.
But come this year, there will be changes to the program.
The city is allowing up to 2,000 scooters on streets, which is a jump from last year's maximum of 600.
Interested vendors must submit an application and include a safe riding and parking compliance plan, among others.
The study found a lack of scooters in lower-income neighborhoods, so Minneapolis is limiting the number of scooters in the downtown area to 800 and at least 600 must be in lower-income areas.
Safety was also addressed in the committee meeting after reports of serious injuries happening in other cities.
Minneapolis Public Works said there were a reported four crashed, but no severe injuries.
It's unclear exactly when scooters will be back on Minneapolis streets.
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