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Tucson e-scooter pilot program extended another 6 months

Posted at 11:39 AM, Sep 10, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-10 21:09:53-04

TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson's e-scooter program has been extended another six months.

The decision came at Wednesday evening's city council meeting. The council and mayor passed the extension in its consent agenda on a 6-0 vote.

The program began one year ago as a six-month pilot program but was subsequently extended another six months in March 2020.

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Tucson's e-scooter program is a contract with the companies Bird and Razor that allows each company up to 750 scooters on Tucson's streets.