Lime scooters to appear on streets this weekend

More motorized scooters will join the city streets this weekend as Lime launches the first vehicles of its Baltimore fleet. Lime scooters will become available early Saturday morning in Baltimore, said German Vigil, a spokesman for the Baltimore Department of Transportation. The scooters are part of a pilot program that will employ motorized scooters from Bird and Lime, as well as Lime bikes, to replace the city’s troubled bike share. It’s unclear exactly how many Lime scooters will launch this weekend. Ultimately, Bird and Lime could deploy up to 2,000 scooters and 1,000 bikes across the city. Baltimore will phase in Lime bikes after the scooters launch, Vigil said. In a statement, Michelle Pourciau, director of the city’s department of transportation, said she was excited about the launch, which she said furthers her goal of bringing “a safe and sustainable multimodal transportation system to Baltimore.” New riders can use the code “LIMEBALTIMORE” for $3 worth of ride credit to test the scooters out.