January 16, 2019
M Artin l uther K ing J r .
2019 special edition
Page 19
photo by D anny p eterson /t he p ortlanD o bserver
Portland Bureau of Transportation announced Tuesday that
e-scooters are returning to the Rose City.
the impact of e-scooters on people
with mobility challenges or vision
impairment. We will continue to
seek public input on how to best
E-scooters are returning to serve all Portlanders,” said Trans-
Portland in the spring and this portation Commissioner Chloe
time will be evaluated over a one Eudaly.
Scooter safety risks were found
year period, the Portland Bureau
to
be relatively similar to other
of Transportation announced
transportation
methods, the re-
Tuesday.
port
said.
About
5 percent of the
After a pilot program from late
estimated
3,220
total
traffic crash
July to late November gave Port-
injury
visits
to
emergency
rooms
landers a taste of the motorized
and
urgent
care
centers
were
tied
transportation devices available
to
scooters
during
the
120
day
pi-
on the street for rent via a smart
lot
period—or
less
than
half
the
phone, a report released by PBOT
Tuesday determined 62 percent of amount of bicycle related injuries
Portlanders view e-scooters posi- during that time.
Though an exact date has not
tively, though some problems are
been
set for the e-scooters’ return
yet to be resolved for what will be
over
the coming months, PBOT
a year-long pilot program starting
plans
to test new measures to im-
this spring.
prove
the use of e-scooters when
“I remain concerned about the
the
new
one-year pilot period be-
unlawful use of e-scooters on
gins.
sidewalks and in city parks, and
A Go-Ahead for
E-Scooters
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