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Op-Ed: Stop Targeting Food-Delivery Workers. Legalize Throttle E-Bikes
Transportation Alternatives' leader Marco Conner challenges Mayor de Blasio to do better by hard-working delivery cyclists.
June 8, 2019
Shared Motor Scooter Company Revel to Expand Into Brooklyn and Queens
They're not mopeds, but Revel's electric mini-motorcycles are expanding their footprint.
May 29, 2019
Op-Ed: Rise of the Micro-Machines — How We Take Back the Streets
In a sneak-peak at the new issue of Reclaim, the in-house magazine of Transportation Alternatives, writer Jessie Singer brings us up to speed on e-bikes, e-scooters and the mayor's poorly reasoned crackdown.
May 10, 2019
BREAKING (Skin Only): Corey Johnson Injured in Scooter Mishap in Mexico
Olé? No, oy vey! Johnson's vacation in Mexico City was rudely interrupted on Tuesday when he tumbled off a Lime scooter and cut himself up.
April 23, 2019
Manhattan is Blocking E-Scooter and E-Bike Legalization
Manhattan representatives are apparently the reason legislators opted to table Governor Cuomo's plan to allow localities to decide for themselves about the legality of the vehicles, a plan that was included in his proposed executive budget, but quietly removed.
April 9, 2019
Op-Ed: Save Commuters From More Delays with Smart Rules for Scooters
Uber and Lime join forces to push lawmakers to legalize e-scooters.
March 20, 2019
There’s a New Scooter in Town (Where it’s Still Illegal)
Legendary runner Usain Bolt shows off a bulky e-scooter that bears his name (though he's only being paid).
March 12, 2019
Mayor to E-Bike/E-Scooter Supporters: Power Down! [Updated]
The mayor definitely doesn't like scooters and e-bikes until the state makes them legal — and even then...not so much.
January 23, 2019
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E-Bike Champion: Let’s Not Be Distracted by Tech Companies Pushing ‘Toy’ E-Scooters
Carlos Menchaca says the first step is to legalize e-bikes so that delivery workers can make a living before the city focuses on mere "toys."
January 23, 2019
Bird Tries to Wedge E-Scooters Into L-Train Shutdown Plans
The scooter company crunches the numbers to claim that tens of thousands of people will benefit from, why, Bird, of course!
December 11, 2018
