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“Microability is already proving to be a preferred option for travel in many cities around the globe, and so we’re hoping that the mobility industry will be vital to the global COVID recovery.”Roll, a new company set to enter the Alberta market, is also working on an essential service ridership program for healthcare workers.Story continues below advertisement
Last week, Edmonton followed suit and temporarily suspended their scooter program as well, and vowed to reassess the decision at the end of May. The biggest concern among both cities, according to Lyons, is how to keep the scooters sanitized as well as maintain social distancing measures. Bird said it plans to sanitize their scooters twice a day and provide gloves to users.
“We will try to clean— during the day — the handlebars, the tube, but we will also ask our customers to sanitize their hands after each ride,” Roll Technologies CCO Arda Erturk said. “The main focus for us is the safety and health of our users.”However, Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi isn’t anticipating e-scooters on city pathways anytime soon.