AN E-SCOOTER COMPANY WANTS TO OPERATE IN ALBUQUERQUE … AND THE CITY’S RECEIVED ITS FIRST APPLICATION FROM THE COMPANY, ZAGSTER. THIS AFTER TWO OTHER E-SCOOTER COMPANIES … BIRD AND RAZOR … SAID THEY WOULDN’T LOCATE HERE BECAUSE ALBUQUERQUE’S FEES WERE TOO HIGH AND THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS WERE TOO MUCH.
CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON CARMELINA HART TELLS KOB TV THE CITY IS NOW TAKING A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, LAUNCHING A ONE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO BRING SCOOTER COMPANIES TO THE CITY. SHE SAYS THE PROGRAM ALLOWS FOR A CAP OF 750 SCOOTERS. AND IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL FOR ZAGSTER … WHICH IS BASED OUT OF BOSTON … WE COULD HAVE E-SCOOTERS IN ALBUQUERQUE NEXT MONTH.
