Electric scooters will officially become legal in New York City on Monday under a law passed by the City Council in June.
The new law allows e-scooters that can travel up to 20 mph and bicycles with electric motors that can travel up to 25 mph across the city.
A bill passed at the same time requires the Department of Transportation to set up a Citi Bike-style e-scooter share pilot program outside of Manhattan, which is expected to launch in March 2021.
Companies including Lime, Bird, Lyft and Spin are expected to compete for spots in the program.
“Councilman Fernando Cabrera (D-Bronx), the main sponsor of the legislation, at the time hailed it as making “great strides toward achieving transit equity, social justice, accessibility and environmental protection.”
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