San Jose is looking for a new e-scooter partner after negotiations with the exclusive vendor fell through.
Scooter users were surprised to see an announcement in the Spin app last week, saying it would end services on Aug. 27 in San Jose. City officials said they declined to renew the company’s permit because Spin never deployed the required minimum of 500 scooters. But a Spin representative said the city didn’t address rampant vandalism.
Colin Heyne, spokesperson for the transportation department, said Spin had a one-year contract with the option to extend it another year. The permit allowed Spin to deploy up to 1,000 scooters citywide, but city data shows the company only deployed about an average of 240. Heyne deferred questions about why Spin couldn’t reach its minimum requirement to the company…