The City of Orlando has just granted a new micromobility company permission to launch services in The City Beautiful today. Veo (Website) is the latest company to be allowed to operate in Orlando and started deploying its 400-unit teal and black fleet across the city this week. However, these ones are meant to be sat […]
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City Council says scooters are here to stay
The Orlando City Council voted to extend the city’s Pilot Program for Scooter Share Services back in December 2020 but recently voted to make the program permanent at last week’s council meeting. “I know the transportation staff is going to faint, but I am going to vote yes on the scooters today because I have […]
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Orlando tells scooter companies to hit the brakes
The City of Orlando just approved new restrictions for micro-mobility vehicles in downtown Orlando. City Council approved to cap the speeds of scooters in city limits to 10 mph instead of the original 15 mph as well as an increase of 5 cents more per ride (it was 25 cents per ride and will be […]
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City of Orlando looking to extend Scooter Pilot Program
The City of Orlando will vote on whether or not to extend its current Pilot Program for Scooter Share Services initiative under Ordinance No. 2020-65 Chapter 10. The original ordinance, which allowed for scooters to operate within city limits, was set to expire on January 2, 2021, but if approved would be extended through July […]
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Even more scooter companies coming to downtown Orlando
The scooter program is reaching capacity as the City of Orlando has issued seven of ten available permits to national companies to operate within city limits since approving the one-year pilot in December 2019. At the time of this post, City Hall has issued signed permits to Bird (Website), Lime (Website), Lynx City (Website), Razor […]
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Scooter Curfew and more regulations considered in draft ordinance
We told you HERE in April that scooters probably weren’t coming to Orlando any time soon but we are (tentatively) happy to say that the imaginary scooter timeline seems to have sped up. The City of Orlando is poised to pass a new Motorized Scooters Pilot Program ordinance that will allow companies to set free […]
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Ask Bungalower: Where are the scooters we were promised?
With both Lime and HOPR operating their bikeshare fleets in Orlando and Uber’s upcoming JUMP system, we keep expecting to see scooters scooting through our streets any day now, and yet, nothing. “Where my scooters at, bro?!” – Bungalower Reader Well, the answer to that question is a muddy one. Currently City and County ordinances […]
Posted inCool Job Alert, Orlando, People, Roads, Trails, Transportation
Cool Job Alert: Planner Senior – Transportation/Mobility
The City of Orlando is looking to fill some big shoes left behind by Ian Sikonia, Senior Planner and Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator at City Hall. Sikonia, not to be confused with Sokovia, helped create a number of notable programs during his career with the city, including: Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Program Bicycle Beltway Project […]
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TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK
This is our latest rundown of the top ten things you need to know this week, in Orlando’s downtown “bungalow neighborhoods.” Click HERE to listen to Episode 352 of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1, which was recorded at the newly-opened Gravity Taproom in downtown’s North Quarter district. And be sure to check out our fancy […]
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TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK
This is our latest rundown of the top ten things you need to know this week, in Orlando’s downtown “bungalow neighborhoods.” Click HERE to listen to Episode 337 of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1, which was recorded at Kappy’s Subs in beautiful Maitland. We’re also in the process of launching a new collaborative coffee blend with […]
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Orlando City Council Meeting Recap – July 17, 2023
EDIT: The actual title for David Barilla is Acting Executive Director, not Assistant Director, as originally published. Despite ongoing discussions over the City’s 2024 budget, the Motorized Scooters Pilot Program, and the efficacy of the downtown nightclub moratorium, the most contentious issue of yesterday’s Council meeting was a lack of open communication from the Community […]
Posted inOrlando, Quality of Life, Transportation
Lime announces partnership to make micromobility services more affordable
Micromobility company, Lime (Website), has just shared that it has partnered with Propel (Website) to help more people to afford their electric vehicle rentals. Propel, an app that people use across the country to access government benefits like SNAP, TANF, and WIC, will now allow their app users to access Lime’s Lime Access equity pricing […]
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Soapbox: How not to kill Orlando as we grow
As we shuffle our way into 2022, Bungalower Media is setting some intentions for the new year, and while we’re doing that (and doing some organizational pilates) we are vibrating out some self-care tips for The City Beautiful to keep in their pocket over the next 360-some days. Setting intentions is the act of stating […]
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Lime is bringing back e-bikes
Lime Bikes are coming back to Orlando. The micro-mobility company pulled its electric-assist bikeshare program back in 2019 and leaned into the cheaper-to-run scooter game instead. But, with the recent closure of HOPR Bikes, Orlando has been dockless bike-less since April. Lime is ready to drop 50 e-bikes in downtown Orlando this month with another […]
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Lime and Wheels launch new integrated service
Micromobility companies Lime and Wheels have just launched integrated services in Orlando. Scooter-users will be able to rent scooters from both companies using the Lime app for any trip under five miles. Orlando will allegedly be the first city in the world where riders can use one app for both companies, according to a press […]