Denver’s sidewalks are about to get a little less crowded.
Bird’s rentable electric scooters are set to be removed from the city by Friday, May 1, according to the Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure. The company’s departure comes more than two weeks earlier than scheduled; Bird’s contract to operate in Denver is supposed to run through May 16.
Lyft, which partnered with Bird to rent the scooters through its app, already ceased the rentals several days ago. As of Monday, Bird scooters in Denver can only be rented via the Bird app. The Lyft app now shows zero active scooters in the city and displays an error message when users scan a scooter’s barcode…