In a partnership announced Friday, Bird e-scooters are now available in Redwood City as a way to provide an eco-friendly transportation option.
“We welcome Bird to Redwood City and look forward to offering community members a new, eco-friendly and fun way to get around. Whether shopping and dining downtown or just taking a ride to the library or a park, residents and visitors will now have a new way to get there,” City Manager Melissa Stevenson Diaz said in a press release.
The first permit is for 250 devices, which will mainly be around downtown but riders can use them anywhere in the city, according to city officials. Stations will be adjusted in the next few weeks based on ridership and the city’s goal is to have potential locations beyond downtown such as Red Morton Park, Target and apartment complexes along El Camino Real.
Bird is used through a free mobile app and aims to reduce car trips, traffic and carbon emissions. It offers a 50% discount to low-income riders, Pell Grant recipients, certain nonprofits, veterans and senior citizens while providing free rides for health care workers and emergency personnel.
Anyone with a Bird account can report or provide feedback on vehicle-related issues such as poorly parked or damaged vehicles in their area.
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Now will have to share the sidewalks with e-scooters. Great!
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