Lyft Pulls All Scooters In Dallas By Week's End
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) - Lyft is scooting out of Dallas, pulling all its electric scooters in town by the end of the week.
"We're grateful to our scooter riders in Dallas as well as our partners in Dallas city government. We're shifting resources and will be ending scooter operations on November 22. We look forward to continuing to provide riders with other modes of reliable transportation," said Lyft spokesperson Kaitlyn Carl.
Five other cities face the same fate: San Antonio; Atlanta; Columbus, Ohio; Phoenix and Nashville, according to CNN.
The decision has resulted in 20 layoffs in its bikes and scooters team, which consists of about 400 people.
In Atlanta, the e-scooter end date is November 23, according to a message sent to customers.
"We're choosing to focus on the markets where we can have the biggest impact. We're continuing to invest in growing our bike and scooter business but will shift resources away from smaller markets and toward bigger opportunities," the company said in its statement.
The following cities and communities will continue to have Lyft scooters (for now): San Diego, Austin, Denver, Los Angeles (including Santa Monica), Miami, Minneapolis, Washington DC metro (which includes Montgomery County, Arlington, Alexandria) and the Bay Area (which includes San Jose and Oakland).
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