Scooter Season Is Upon Us In Minneapolis: What To Know

MINNEAPOLIS — The summer is quickly approaching, which means motorized scooters will soon be populating the streets and sidewalks of Minneapolis. The city has agreements with two operators —Bird and Lyft — to participate in its 2021 shared motorized foot scooter program.

The number of scooters allowed in the city is capped at 2,500, with only 40 percent allowed in the downtown area. A minimum of 30 percent of the scooters "must be distributed in areas of concentrated poverty in north, northeast and south Minneapolis," the city noted in a news release.

Scooter season will end on Dec. 31. Under state law, scooters must follow the same traffic laws as bicyclists and cannot be ridden on sidewalks.

Users must park the scooters upright using the kickstand and cannot block the path of pedestrians.

Learn more about the Minneapolis scooter program here.