/tags/dockless-bikes Dockless Bikes en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:40:58 GMT /transportation/2019-12-11/to-cover-regulation-costs-austin-could-add-15-cent-fee-for-each-dockless-vehicle-ride The Austin Transportation Department is recommending a 15-cent per-trip fee for every ride on a shared dockless scooter, bicycle or moped to help pay for� Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:40:58 GMT /transportation/2019-12-11/to-cover-regulation-costs-austin-could-add-15-cent-fee-for-each-dockless-vehicle-ride Jerry Quijano /austin/2019-02-05/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-for-scooters-in-austin The introduction of dockless electric scooters to Austin's streets has come with its share of growing pains. Nine months since they were first introduced,� Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:38:06 GMT /austin/2019-02-05/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-for-scooters-in-austin Jennifer Stayton /transportation/2019-01-09/sit-down-scooter-rental-program-to-debut-in-austin Another dockless scooter company plans to enter the market in Austin � but its users will get to sit down.OjO Electric, LLC, a California-based company,� Thu, 10 Jan 2019 01:11:21 GMT /transportation/2019-01-09/sit-down-scooter-rental-program-to-debut-in-austin DaLyah Jones /2018-08-07/hundreds-of-bikes-dumped-at-dallas-recycling-center-as-ofo-leaves-market "Terrible," Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said of the sight of hundreds of bikes in a massive pile. Ofo sold the bicycles as scrap metal. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:20:00 GMT /2018-08-07/hundreds-of-bikes-dumped-at-dallas-recycling-center-as-ofo-leaves-market Bill Chappell /transportation/2018-04-27/council-clears-the-way-for-dockless-bike-and-scooter-operations-in-austin Dockless vehicle providers now have rules for operating in Austin after a City Council vote early this morning, giving providers a framework to deploy� Fri, 27 Apr 2018 12:32:50 GMT /transportation/2018-04-27/council-clears-the-way-for-dockless-bike-and-scooter-operations-in-austin Andrew Weber /austin/2018-04-16/after-two-dockless-scooter-companies-launch-in-austin-city-speeds-up-rule-process Jumping the gun works, it seems.While city staff were devising a pilot program to govern dockless bikes and scooters, expecting to bring a proposal to� Mon, 16 Apr 2018 23:09:35 GMT /austin/2018-04-16/after-two-dockless-scooter-companies-launch-in-austin-city-speeds-up-rule-process Audrey McGlinchy /transportation/2018-04-04/san-francisco-seattle-peddle-advice-for-austins-dockless-bike-share-future Sometimes solving a problem creates a problem.The city’s transportation department hosted a roundtable this morning to avoid that very maxim as it relates� Wed, 04 Apr 2018 21:07:33 GMT /transportation/2018-04-04/san-francisco-seattle-peddle-advice-for-austins-dockless-bike-share-future Andrew Weber /transportation/2018-02-01/dockless-bikes-are-coming-to-austin-but-first-lets-talk-it-out This post has been updated to reflect the Austin City Council's approval of the pilot program.Nobody wants to be the withholding stepparent.That’s why,� Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:01:00 GMT /transportation/2018-02-01/dockless-bikes-are-coming-to-austin-but-first-lets-talk-it-out Andrew Weber