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July 19, 2023

Spin’s Scooter Pilot is Over. Now What?

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Spin’s Scooter Pilot is Over. Now What?

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For two years, Spin scooters have been everywhere here in Pittsburgh. Helping people get from A to B, but also getting in the way. The pilot program that brought them here has ended, and their future is caught up in a complicated budget brawl. And it turns out, neither the company nor the city were keeping very good records about how people used or got abused by their presence here. We’re with Ann Belser, editor and owner of Print, to talk about the dozens of injuries folks reported, the bad data collected by the city, and what she hopes to see if they stick around.


You can also find Ann’s reporting in NEXTpittsburgh. She’s dropping a fresh story there later this week! 


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