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Annapolis reports strong Bird scooter use; staff push for more bikes, nests, signage and local repairs
Summary
City bike/ped and micromobility coordinator William Rowe reported usage statistics for the Bird bike-and-scooter program, highlighted operational improvements from local repair and charging, and documented requests for dedicated parking 'nests', clearer reporting stickers, outreach and safety education.
The Annapolis Transportation Committee received an update July 9 on the city’s Bird micromobility program, including recent ridership metrics, operational changes and several requests from committee members to improve parking behavior, reporting and community outreach.
William Rowe, the city’s bike-and-pedestrian and micromobility coordinator, said the program launched in 2022 and currently has about 150 devices in circulation. Rowe presented cumulative statistics (as provided by Bird) that the committee discussed: 118,403 rides recorded since launch (about 13,200 rides per month in the dataset Rowe cited), an average trip distance of 1.23 miles, average trip time of 7.25 minutes,…
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