Tag Archives: Electric Scooters

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, August 18th, 2023. In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins of the B-Square Bulletin provides a report on a new gateway monument at Miller Showers Park. More in the bottom half of our program. That’s ShaKay Norris and Eliza Carey from the Thriving Connections project at South Central Community Action Program, …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, June 13th, 2023. Today on the program, we have the second half of an interview with Hank Duncan, the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator. Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze asks Duncan about some of the controversy and safety concerns surrounding alternative modes of transit like the E-Scooters currently left at all odd points …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 6th, 2022. Later in the program, we have a brief update on Monroe County’s proposal to build a new jail. This comes from the producers of Kite Line – our public affairs program devoted to prison issues in the Midwest and beyond. More in the bottom half of our program. Also …

The City of Bloomington recently put out a survey regarding the use of rental electric scooters, such as Bird and Lime, throughout the city. Using the data collected by the survey,the city council proposed an ordinance on the use of these scooters. Voices in the Street Producer Isaak Gonzalez went out to ask area listeners on their opinions regarding the …

A new report, by the Monroe County chapter of the NAACP and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington’s Racial Justice Task Force, says blacks in Monroe County are disproportionately affected by the Criminal Justice system; Last month’s midterm elections saw the highest voter turnout in a non-presidential election, in over 20 years; The Bloomington City Council has again postponed funding …

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California; An interim operating agreement between the City of Bloomington and scooter companies Lime and Bird is now official; The Tapp and Rockport Road intersection is now open. FEATURE It’s illegal in the state of Indiana to have a syringe to use …

An interim operating agreement between the City of Bloomington and scooter companies Lime and Bird is now official. Both the Board of Public Works and the Board of Park Commissioners approved the agreement in their meetings yesterday. The two scooter companies dropped off loads of electric scooters in early October, much to the city’s surprise. City Attorney Michael Rouker described …

The electric scooter company Lime is recalling over 2,000 scooters from across the country, after The Washington Post blew the whistle on potential dangers. The Post published an article yesterday, quoting an engineer from the San-Francisco based firm, who says their scooters may be dangerous. The engineer reportedly states the scooters have a tendency to catch fire or break, when …

Congress passed a bill to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic yesterday; The Indiana University Office of Parking Operations impounded over 150 electric scooters since the arrival of rental services such as Lime and Bird in Bloomington; A 600-bedroom apartment complex proposed for Bloomington’s east side continues to receive scrutiny from both the city and area residents; The City of Bloomington will soon be …

Yet another San Francisco-based electric scooter company is distributing its vehicles around Bloomington, as of this weekend; Next Tuesday, October 9th, is the last day to register to vote for this November’s midterm elections; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is joining with officials across the nation to demand the protection of U.S. forests. FEATURE Indiana’s highest ranking drug official stated on …