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Transportation

Madrid to Ban E-Scooter Rentals, Following Lead Set in Paris

Lime electric rental scooters in Madrid.

Photographer: Paul Hanna/Bloomberg

Madrid will ban shared electric scooters starting next month, joining Paris in kicking the vehicles from its streets and addressing complaints of them cluttering the sidewalks.

“Our priority is the physical integrity and safety of the people of Madrid. We revoke the authorization of scooter dealership companies on the city streets,” Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida said in a message on X after the city government announced the measure.