NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The Department of Transportation on Thursday announced that the city's first e-scooter share pilot will launch this spring in the Bronx.
The program will offer a new shared mobility option in eastern Bronx neighborhoods from Eastchester and Co-op City to Throggs Neck and Soundview, an 18-square-mile area home to 570,000 residents.
"We are happy to deliver the city's first e-scooter share pilot — crafted to allow Bronx residents to try e-mobility to and from countless critical destinations, from Co-op City to the Soundview NYCFerry terminal," DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman said in a statement.
The pilot will run for a minimum of one year in order to allow the DOT to see how e-scooter share works on City streets for the first time, and will require that companies operate in alignment with the City's Vision Zero and equity goals.
"Safety is our foremost priority, so DOT will require that scooter companies keep sidewalks and pedestrian ramps clear as well as closely track all crashes," Gutman said.
There will be 2,000 to 3,000 scooters available in the vicinity of Eastchester, Wakefield, Pelham Parkway, and Co-Op City and will not interfere with Citi Bike dock stations the agency said in a press release.
