Thank you for supporting our campaign to extend the hours for shared dockless devices in Atlanta! Your advocacy helps us keep winning victories at the local level. Together, we will keep pushing for more protected lanes and transit, to make these forms of transportation safer and more prevalent.
Before the 2019 curfew, shared dockless devices operated 24/7 in Atlanta, providing essential transportation options for many residents. After the curfew, workers who relied on these devices after 9 PM called for longer hours.
The data speaks: after the hours were extended from 9 PM to midnight in 2022, trips jumped significantly during the extended hours: From December 2022 to June 2024, between 9 pm and midnight there were 392,757 trips, accounting for 13.8% of the total trips, demonstrating demand for micromobility options during these hours.
For many people, including folks who don’t own cars, their jobs require night-time travel. For others, a scooter is simply a good way to enjoy the city at night. Restricting access to scooters, which in Atlanta provide an important mobility option for Black Atlantans, immigrants, women, and young people, left those who need to commute at night with fewer options. Many bus routes end service at midnight as well. When you're choosing between walking a mile home from the MARTA station at 1 AM and riding a scooter, a scooter can be the safer option from a personal safety standpoint.