The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) is set to begin a new electric scooter program beginning Friday, Oct. 4. SCOOT will be available in pop-up events in Albany, Troy, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs.
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) is set to begin a new electric scooter program beginning Friday, Oct. 4. SCOOT will be available in pop-up events in Albany, Troy, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs.
“CDTA is excited to add another option for customers to our growing mobility menu,” CDTA CEO Carm Basile said. “After working to find an operations vendor and updated technology, we’re excited to introduce SCOOT to Capital Region communities. We hope customers take advantage of this pilot program so we can learn what we need to do to formally add scooters to our menu of services and to have scooters readily available to customers in the near future.”
The scooters will cost $2 to unlock and 25 cents per minute to ride. Customers must be 18 years old with a driver’s license to rent a scooter.
According to the CDTA, the company is working with DROP Mobility to launch a website and a mobile app. Customers will need to create a membership on the mobile app, CDTA SCOOT.
Pop-up Event Schedule:
City of Albany on Friday, Oct. 4, through Sunday, Oct. 6.
City of Troy from Friday, Oct. 11 through Sunday, Oct. 13.
City of Schenectady on Friday, October 18 through Sunday, October 20.
City of Saratoga Springs from Friday, October 25, through Sunday, October 27.
The pilot will include 30 to 40 scooters each weekend, and they will be available from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Each scooter will be kept in a geofenced area in each city for safety purposes.
If a scooter leaves the geofenced area, the motor will shut down and customers will receive a text message to have them return the scooter. Scooters are allowed only on the roadways, not sidewalks and must follow traffic laws.
The pilot program will help CDTA plan for future operations and technology. For more information about SCOOT, visit https://scootcdta.com/ or contact CDTA’s Customer Service Center at (518) 482-8822.
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