City to cap top speed of shared e-scooters, create parking areas

Electronic scooters will return to Calgary's streets and pathways in the spring but their reintroduction will arrive with a reduced maximum speed. With consideration to the public feedback collected from more than 9,000 Calgarians in the fall, city officials have altered the rules governing e-scooters and their riders. The shared e-scooters will have their top speed capped at 15 km/h in high traffic areas in 2020.  The maximum speed of the vehicles had previously been 20 km/h and will be ad