Bird Scooters Have Landed

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According to Lime app, there are a couple _bicycles_ downtown at the moment - about 18th/Main and Library district. Also one on Plaza by Michael Kors. Error in app or are they experimenting with bikes?

edit: One in Westport too.
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earthling wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:21 am According to Lime app, there are a couple _bicycles_ downtown at the moment - about 18th/Main and Library district. Also one on Plaza by Michael Kors. Error in app or are they experimenting with bikes?

edit: One in Westport too.
Error, as far as I know. Lime isn't permitted to launch anything other than scooters at this time -- and they're maxed out at 500.
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Bird had its first coordinated hoarder takedown in KC with KCKPD's help retrieving 58 scooters from inside an apartment building. Still quite a few smaller hoards located throughout the city, so hopefully they will be taken care of soon.
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150 electric bikes coming, partnership between BikeWalkKC and RideKC.

http://bikewalkkc.org/blog/2018/11/medi ... nd-ridekc/

They'll work with the current Bcycle stations and be dockless
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flyingember wrote: Wed Nov 28, 2018 3:41 pm ...and be dockless
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
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"Lock-to" dockless, so you'll have to lock them to something to check them back in.
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Is there a new app or just the bcycle app?
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DaveKCMO wrote: Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:51 pm "Lock-to" dockless, so you'll have to lock them to something to check them back in.
Few. That is great to hear!
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gfenn11 wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:27 pm Bird had its first coordinated hoarder takedown in KC with KCKPD's help retrieving 58 scooters from inside an apartment building. Still quite a few smaller hoards located throughout the city, so hopefully they will be taken care of soon.
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Lol
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KCPowercat wrote: Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:07 am Is there a new app or just the bcycle app?
It will be a new app. Get a start here: https://www.dropmobility.com/
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wahoowa wrote: Thu Nov 29, 2018 3:42 pm
gfenn11 wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:27 pm Bird had its first coordinated hoarder takedown in KC with KCKPD's help retrieving 58 scooters from inside an apartment building. Still quite a few smaller hoards located throughout the city, so hopefully they will be taken care of soon.
i would like to subscribe to this a&e television show effective immediately
Same here. Sounded like a fun time!
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Uber said to be negotiating a multibillion-dollar takeover of scooter-sharing startup https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/1/1812 ... ton-report
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Do we think prices will go down for the service? Would love to see it cheaper to grab a scooter than drive a car on short trips.
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beautyfromashes wrote: Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:48 pm Do we think prices will go down for the service? Would love to see it cheaper to grab a scooter than drive a car on short trips.
At minimum you'll see them integrated into the Uber app, like the Jump bikes are in markets where they exist. It's called "mobility as a service" -- you pick the mode that suits your trip based on price, duration, and availability.
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If we do get free bus transportation in the future, will bicycle and e-bike be included? Scooter?
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beautyfromashes wrote: Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:01 pm If we do get free bus transportation in the future, will bicycle and e-bike be included? Scooter?
I doubt it.
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DaveKCMO wrote: Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:08 pm
beautyfromashes wrote: Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:01 pm If we do get free bus transportation in the future, will bicycle and e-bike be included? Scooter?
I doubt it.
Would love to see us implement programs like Amsterdam where public bikes are put at all bike racks. They are simple, older bikes but you just take one when you need it. If making transportation free is a way to incentivize it’s use, bicycle use should be part of the same program.
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Lime pulled out of the market until Spring. All staff at the warehouse were laid off unexpectedly.
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gfenn11 wrote: Mon Dec 10, 2018 5:31 pm Lime pulled out of the market until Spring. All staff at the warehouse were laid off unexpectedly.
“Wait, they have snow in the winter and not as many people want to ride when it’s 20 degrees outside! Who could anticipate that?!”
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