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Salt Lake City requires e-scooter riders to park in designated zones downtown

As of September 2026: Overseeing the scooter parking pilot

Salt Lake City riders can no longer end a rental e-scooter trip just anywhere in a slice of downtown. Since August, a geofenced pilot requires scooters to be parked inside painted, designated zones before the app lets the rider finish and stop paying.

Updated Sep 18

Notable Quotes

“They just can't end their trip without it.” — on app forcing riders to park in designated zones

from Salt Lake City requires e-scooter riders to park in designated zones downtown · Updated Sep 18

“People will start their trip in the road, and they'll end their trip in the road. Hopefully they'll just do their whole trip in the road rather than using sidewalks for getting around.”

from Salt Lake City requires e-scooter riders to park in designated zones downtown · Updated Sep 18