St. Petersburg, after long look at trend, hops aboard scooter craze

A year and half on from their debut in Tampa, e-scooters make their way across the bay.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. November 20, 2020
Wikimedia/Alexander Migl. E-scooters are finally coming to downtown St. Petersburg. The devices have drawn criticism because riders tend to leave them strewn about on sidewalks instead of in designated corrals.
Wikimedia/Alexander Migl. E-scooters are finally coming to downtown St. Petersburg. The devices have drawn criticism because riders tend to leave them strewn about on sidewalks instead of in designated corrals.
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More than a year after they arrived in Tampa, e-scooters are now available in St. Petersburg. The Sunshine City allowed e-scooter makers Razor and Veo to deploy 425 of the devices, which are allowed to operate in bike lanes and streets that have a speed limit of 30 mph or less. 

 

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