Orlando scooter pilot program gets a second chance

ORLANDO, Fla. — Battery-powered scooters will remain on Orlando streets until July.

The Orlando City Council voted to extend the pilot program through July to allow additional time to collect data on the safety and desirability of scooter-share services in the city.

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Shortly after it was approved, city leaders suspended the program because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Under the rules set by the city, each company must get a permit to operate a scooter-share business.

The companies are allowed a maximum of 400 scooters and must pay the city a fee of 25 cents per ride which is calculated on monthly usage data.

According to city data, more than 500,000 trips have been made throughout the city since the program started.

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Currently, there are five different companies that operate battery-powered scooters in the city.

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