SPOKANE, Wash — The City of Spokane will take Lime scooters and bicycles off the streets for the winter on November 24.
According to Colin Quinn-Hurst, the city's pedestrian and bicycle planner, the WheelShare program will take its winter break on November 24. The bikes and scooters will return by March 15, 2020, Quinn-Hurst said.
Quinn-Hurst said riders have used the scooters and bicycles more than 600,000 times for a total distance of more than 700,000 miles as of Nov. 6, 2019.
The removal of the scooters and bikes will be gradual, Quinn-Hurst said, with lower-demand areas having their equipment removed first. Bikes and scooters in high-demand areas, such as business districts and downtown, being removed last.