From left, college freshmen Makayla Houser, Joshua Thomas and Justin Glenn ride Bird scooters through downtown Wednesday in Columbia. Houser said she had already rode the Bird scooters twice the day prior. The scooters returned to Columbia on Tuesday.
Cleo Willis helps unload Bird scooters Wednesday at MU in Columbia. Willis helped out his friend Denzell Williams, who has a contract with Bird to distribute its scooters. The scooters returned to Columbia Tuesday.
Bird scooters rest at a designated parking spot Wednesday in downtown Columbia. Previously removed from the town for various reasons, the scooters are now back with designated parking areas being referred to as "nests."
MU freshman Joshua Thomas rests on a Bird scooter Wednesday in Columbia. Thomas said that in Chicago, where he is from, there are not Bird scooters and he is first encountering them in Columbia.
Bird scooters sit parked as pedestrians pass Wednesday in Columbia. The scooters' return comes just under a month after the Columbia City Council voted to allow the scooters March 15.
Bird scooters rest in the back of a distributor's trailer Wednesday in Columbia. There will be approximately 500 scooters around the city, according to Bird, and the company will pay a $10,000 fee to both the city and to MU.
You might have thought you’d heard the last of Bird scooters, but as of Tuesday, Columbia residents can fly through the streets once again.
Last month, the City Council voted unanimously to bring the avian-themed vehicles back, after tabling a proposed contract with Bird and MU last September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From left, college freshmen Makayla Houser, Joshua Thomas and Justin Glenn ride Bird scooters through downtown Wednesday in Columbia. Houser said she had already rode the Bird scooters twice the day prior. The scooters returned to Columbia on Tuesday.
Cleo Willis helps unload Bird scooters Wednesday at MU in Columbia. Willis helped out his friend Denzell Williams, who has a contract with Bird to distribute its scooters. The scooters returned to Columbia Tuesday.
MU freshman Joshua Thomas rests on a Bird scooter Wednesday in Columbia. Thomas said that in Chicago, where he is from, there are not Bird scooters and he is first encountering them in Columbia.
Bird scooters sit parked as pedestrians pass Wednesday in Columbia. The scooters' return comes just under a month after the Columbia City Council voted to allow the scooters March 15.
Bird scooters rest at a designated parking spot Wednesday in downtown Columbia. Previously removed from the town for various reasons, the scooters are now back with designated parking areas being referred to as "nests."
Bird scooters rest in the back of a distributor's trailer Wednesday in Columbia. There will be approximately 500 scooters around the city, according to Bird, and the company will pay a $10,000 fee to both the city and to MU.
Assistant city editor, spring 2021.
Studying print and digital news journalism.
Reach me at skylarlaird@mail.missouri.edu, or in the newsroom at 882-5720.
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