News & Events

More Places to Park an E-Scooter

A key takeaway from over three years of e-scooter share operations in New York City is that designated parking corrals lead to more organized parking by e-scooter riders.

NYC DOT is working with local stakeholders in the e-scooter share service areas, as well as looking at travel data to identify areas that would benefit from designated parking corrals.

NYC DOT Announces Arrival and Activation Today of E-Scooter Share in Eastern Queens

Successful, Equitable, and Environmentally-Friendly Transportation Option Launches Today in Parts of the Borough Known As 'Transit Deserts'

As the Program Rolls Out, Participating Companies Will Be Conducting Daily On-Street Outreach for the First Three Weeks of the Program

NYC DOT ANNOUNCES TIMELINE FOR ARRIVAL OF E-SCOOTER SHARE IN EASTERN QUEENS THIS SUMMER

Expansion will build on the success of scooter share in the Bronx, which promoted equity and environmentally-friendly transportation options in ‘transit deserts’ not reached by subways 

With continued community engagement, Queens installation will begin this spring, with an anticipated late-June official launch

NYC DOT Announces Queens Expansion of E-Scooter Sharing Program

New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced the city's popular Bronx e-scooter share program will move beyond its pilot phase and that service will expand to eastern Queens in 2024 to improve residents' mobility and transit connections. Since the launch of the pilot in the East Bronx in August 2021, New Yorkers have recorded over two million trips among 115,470 unique user accounts.

E-Scooter Bronx Pilot Report

Click here to read the results of the East Bronx Shared E-Scooter Pilot, published November 2022.