Edmontonians will start to see electric scooters and bikes in new areas.
The City of Edmonton is expanding e-scooter and e-bike riding zones into southwest and northeast areas of the city.
Starting Aug. 14, the perimeter of the riding zones will expand to include the following areas: South West to the Anthony Henday, North to 137 Avenue and portions of Castle Downs and East to 50 Street.
In a statement Thursday, the City of Edmonton said vendors have licenses for public road right-of-way and are able to set their own boundaries within the perimeter. Edmontonians can use the vendors app to see the boundaries and use the DiscoverYEG map to plan a route and view parking corrals.
The City has permitted each vendor to add additional e-scooters and e-bikes to their fleets to service the expanded zones. The City has a 24-hour parking time limit around the perimeter to help prevent end-of-trip parking clutter and to maintain shared micro-mobility access across the city.
According to The City, shared e-scooters and e-bikes have been used for over 93,000 hours this season.