ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – “The honeymoon phase… Is over.” That’s what the city is saying about e-scooters as they’re now cracking down on the companies they say are responsible for those scooters being parked on sidewalks.
“They’re beneficial to the area,” said Levi, manager of Sachs Body Modification. Some Nob Hill businesses say these electric scooters have brought more customers to the area, so they don’t mind seeing scooters on the sidewalk.
“Yeah, I’ll come to work, and there’ll be three in front of the store. They’re always in different places; they’re never in the same place at the same time,” said Kenny Chavez, store manager at Masks y Mas.
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“We constantly see people like, initiating the rides and everything like that and riding up and down Central on them,” said Levi…