Examining the E-Scooter Data of Chicago’s 2020 Program

Evan Garcia | June 15, 2021, 8:43 pm

Last year’s electric scooter program, which ran from August to December, saw an increase in the number of available scooters but a decline in overall ridership.

Those are some of the findings of a Chicago Department of Transportation report examining the city’s 2020 e-scooter program.

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Although the number of e-scooters provided in 2020 quadrupled compared to the previous year, from 2,500 to 10,000, 540,000 fewer trips were made using the scooters in 2020 compared to the 665,000 in 2019, according to CDOT.

While officials discuss the possibility of a permanent e-scooter program in Chicago, several City Council members are raising safety concerns about the swift modes of transport.