Overview

• According to NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials, NACTO), In 2018, 38.5 million trips were taken on shared scooters.
• This number of trips has surpassed the previous year's count: 36.5 million trips.
• Electric scooters have grown to become one of the most used shared transport systems in the US.
• As of 2018, there were about 85,000 e-scooters available for public use in the US.

The Largest Cities

• New York has not permitted the use of scooters as officials believe that it would be hazardous to the safety of the already crowded streets.

Los Angeles

• There are about 36,000 scooters in LA and registered to eight companies.
• This number has been reduced. There are about 21,000 in operation. 

Chicago

• Chicago launched a pilot program in July for the use of shared scooters. They first let 2,100 scooters into their streets.
•  10 different companies are providing 250 scooters each.
• These companies include Bird, Lime, Lyft, Jump, Spin, Sherpa, Bolt, Grüv, Wheels, and VeoRide.
• After the initial launch, there were about 11,000 trips over the weekend.
•  October 15th will mark the end of this program. At this stage, an evaluation will be carried out to determine whether scooters will be allowed into the city.