How to Park Spin Scooters in Pittsburgh
Parking Scooters in Pittsburgh
This post explains the three places where you can park Spin scooters in Pittsburgh and a list of places where you cannot. Downtown you must park at a Mobility Hub or at a Scooter corral (it’s like a scooter parking lot). You will not be able to end your ride unless you’re parked at a Hub or a corral. Questions about riding scooters? Scoot this way…
There are Three Places to Park Scooters in Pittsburgh
At Scooter Corrals (you MUST park in a scooter corral in South Side Flats.
At Mobility Hubs
In Legal Street Parking (residential only)
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Park Scooters at Mobility Hubs
You can park Spin scooters at Mobility Hubs -- we’re in the process of installing 50 Mobility Hubs around Pittsburgh.
When you park at these hubs, you can earn money off your next ride! They’re marked with a yellow Move PGH pin in the Transit app.
Park Scooters at Scooter Corrals
There are currently 110+ scooter corrals (or “scooter parking lots”): mostly downtown and in other business districts with lots of pedestrians.
Each of these scooter parking lots takes up less than half a parking space and can fit up to 10 scooters! So that means we now can park 20 vehicles in the amount of space previously used for just one! And parking in corrals helps keep our sidewalks clear!
Learn more about the inspiration behind the scooter corral program in this article from the Pittsburgh City Paper.
How to spot a Scooter Corral:
Corrals are located at the end of blocks
Most corrals are downtown and in business districts with lots of pedestrians
Look for the P parking symbol stenciled on the ground
Look for other scooters
Park Scooters in Legal Street Parking
You can park scooters in legal street parking in residential areas.
Park scooters in legal street parking with the handlebars facing the curb. It might seem odd at first, but it’s the right way to do it.
When parked correctly, scooters never take more than 20 inches of space at the curb (often less than 8 inches!).
In Downtown Pittsburgh, You Must Park in a Mobility Hub or Scooter Corral
Don’t forget: you must park scooters in corrals or Mobility Hubs when parking downtown.
You will not be able to end your scooter ride unless you are at a Mobility Hub or scooter corral when you’re downtown.
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Other Important Rules for Scooters
Helmets are strongly encouraged.
Must be 18+ to ride a Spin scooter
Only one person on a scooter at a time
Yield to pedestrians
Ride sober
Scooters cannot leave the City of Pittsburgh
Spin scooters will not work outside of Pittsburgh
Avoid riding on bridges that take you outside the city
Where NOT to Park Spin Scooters
Do not park scooters (or any vehicle) on sidewalks!
Do not park on streets with speed limits over 25 mph.
Don’t park Spin scooters on private property.
Of course, do not park on highways!
There’s no parking in cemeteries.
Certainly, do not park in tunnels.
Do not park scooters in parks.
You cannot park on trails!
Never park in bike lanes!
Be a Good Neighbor
It’s every (scooter) driver's responsibility to drive and park properly. Please do your part so each of us can safely access and enjoy all aspects of our city!
Pittsburgh residents (and friends) have already enjoyed over 250,000 scooter trips in less than three months! Just imagine the traffic and the headache looking for parking if those 250,000 scooter trips had been 250,000 single passenger car/truck trips!