e-scooters

VeoRide, one of three shared e-scooter companies that has served Bloomington, is no longer doing so.

The City of Bloomington will offer residents with vouchers of up to $1,000 to purchase electric bikes at local shops.

An IU student hit while traveling on an e-scooter this morning was hospitalized with “serious injuries” according to IUPD.

The five-day trial was moved to begin Feb. 26 next year.

The board approved renewals for Bird and VeoRide but not for Lime. The renewals will go into effect after Tuesday.

The parking areas are part of the city’s goal of promoting multimodal transportation while minimizing the number of improperly parked e-scooters and e-bikes.

The recommendations were spurred in part by the 2022 death of an IU student who was struck and killed while riding an e-scooter.

There have been two e-scooter-related deaths in Bloomington since August. A city official said the accidents coupled with increased fleet sizes have opened the vehicles to increased scrutiny.

All the scooters have been privately owned and were not the rentable e-scooters that are popular on campus.

An IU freshman became the first e-scooter death on campus last month. A police report was issued by the IU Police Department but the university has not made an official comment.