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Bird, the electric scooter service, has announced it will restart operations in Redwood City and various other Bay Area cities in April following a temporary suspension.
According to the company, the hiatus was caused by a restructuring process that included overhauling its local fleet management teams after it filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy last year.
In December, the company entered into a comprehensive restructuring support agreement, giving it access to $25 million in new debtor-in-possession financing from MidCap Financial and its existing second-lien lenders.
Bird has transitioned to new ownership under Blue Jay Transit CFM LLC, a newly established parent company created by one of its current investors.
The contract between Bird and the city began in July of 2022, part of the city’s effort to manage traffic congestion and support equitable and sustainable transportation around the city, according to the city’s website.
In 2021, the city amended its municipal code, renaming Chapter 8 from “Bicycles” to “Micromobility Devices and Operations” to allow for operators to begin installing electric bikes and scooters.
As the date for the resumption of services nears, Bird is expected to release more information on the relaunch and any changes users can expect.
Is there any information on pricing? Last I looked at it the pricing per-mile worked out significantly higher than the IRS per-mile calculation for automotive per-mile costs