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    CA: SF Scooter Permit Process Questioned by Transit Commissioner, Operator

    Sept. 3, 2018
    The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s permitting process for electric scooters is already hitting the skids, with board member Art Torres raising questions about whether the agency went too far in rejecting bids from Lyft and Uber-owned Jump

    Source San Francisco Chronicle

    The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s permitting process for electric scooters is already hitting the skids, with board member Art Torres raising questions about whether the agency went too far in rejecting bids from Lyft and Uber-owned Jump by allegedly downgrading them for bad behavior related to their ride-hailing services.

    Torres said Lyft lobbyist Alex Tourk told him the ride-service company initially scored at the top of MTA’s applicant list, but later fell out of contention after the the board authorized staff to consider a company’s full history of doing business with the city.

    Read the complete article at https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/SF-scooter-permit-process-questioned-by-transit-13197990.php