by Matthew Mershon
(KATV) They’ve taken over cities across the country and around the world. They’re electric scooters and they’re headed to Little Rock likely before the end of the year.
Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola said he’s been in talks with e-scooter sharing company Lime.
“I executed a pilot agreement with them for up to six months where we’re going to try them out and see whether people like them,” said Stodola in an interview with KATV.
Stodola said the pilot program seeks to drop up to 500 e-scooters in various locations across Little Rock, expected predominantly downtown and in neighborhoods east of Fair Park Boulevard.
“We have been working collaboratively with Mayor Mark Stodola and the City of Little Rock to develop a pilot program that offers residents and visitors an easy-to-use, alternative transportation solution,” said Todd O’Boyle, Lime’s development director who is overseeing the launch in Little Rock. “We’re incredibly excited to be the only e-scooter provider in Little Rock and we are eager to share details about the official launch in the coming weeks.”
It’ll make the capital city the second city in Arkansas to offer e-scooters. Russellville launched a pilot program at Arkansas Tech University with the scooter-share company Bird.
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Image courtesy of Lime