07 February 2019

News From St.George Utah: eScooters

Mesa Mayor John Giles isn't the only mayor who likes to plan stunts to start off their annual State-Of-The-City speeches. . . At least in St.George, UT the public had some prior notice that eScooters would be deployed on the sidewalks and streets ahead of time.
And that's after the city took the time to make an agreement with one commercial supplier.

Pike rides in on electric scooter for 2019 ‘State of the City’ address
Written by Mori Kessler 06 Feb 2019
St. George Mayor Jon Pike rides into the Gardner Ballroom at Dixie State University on a Spin electric scooter as a part of an announcement that the city plans to approve an agreement to bring the scooters to St. George by the end of the month, St. George, Utah, Feb. 6, 2019 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
To illustrate his point, Pike and members of Dixie State University’s student government rode scooters into DSU’s Gardner Ballroom where the mayor gave his fifth annual State of the City address.
The scooters are supplied through Spin, an electric scooter company owned by Ford Motor Company. It is also attached to Zagster, the bike share program the city partnered with last year.
Read more: St. George bike share program is now up and rolling