Seattle is the first city to launch LimeGliders — scooters that look like bikes — following a popular pilot run last year.
Why it matters: Seattle’s early embrace of micromobility and zeal for two-wheeled travel make it one of Lime’s top global markets, company officials say.
- That boom is shaping the future of shared electric transit, as Lime uses the city to grow ridership and test new ideas, Hayden Harvey, Lime’s director of government relations, told Axios.
Between the lines: Seattle’s not just a high-performing market — it’s a real-world proving ground.
- With steep hills, rain, heat, cold, leaves and even cobblestones, the city challenges every aspect of a new model’s design, Harvey said.
Driving the news: Starting Thursday, the company is deploying up to 3,000 of the seated scooters alongside its fleet of 4,000 e-bikes and 7,000 standup scooters.
What they’re saying: “We’re excited that Lime is rolling out this new option so that more people can select a device that works best for their needs,” Seattle Department of Transportation interim director Adiam Emery said in a written statement…