Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan: Let’s try scooters, but let’s do it right

Seattle is a city that invents and embraces innovative technology. We are good at imagining the future and then creating it.  We’re the home to small tech startups, the biggest online retailer and everything in between. We work with our growing tech sector to solve some of our region’s most challenging issues. We invest in high-capacity transit – buses and light rail – and ensure we build inclusive, affordable housing near transit.  We have invested in density and better transit. We’ve also taken other steps to reduce our reliance on cars (like free transit passes for high school students), so more people are taking transit, biking, and walking.

Seattle was the first city in the country to pilot free-floating bike share – and it’s taken off. Now, we have a permanent program for companies to operate bike share in Seattle.

by Jenny Durkan