Electric scooters have been part of downtown Mobile for eight years, and many of the early concerns about their use remain.
Among those concerns:
- Teenagers riding along Dauphin Street
- Scooters on sidewalks
- Devices left in piles outside churches and businesses
Despite those issues, Mobile is moving forward with a new three-year contract with Neutron Holdings Inc., operator of Lime, the city’s e-scooter provider since May 2023. The agreement, expected to be approved Tuesday by the Mobile City Council, includes two optional one-year renewals.
The city plans to expand Lime’s presence and integrate the system into Mobile’s evolving public transit network, which has become one of Mayor Spiro Cherigotis’ early priorities…