Scooter startup Bird will discount rides for people in low-income brackets
Scooter-sharing startup Bird is ditching the $1 base ride fee for people in need of financial assistance, the company announced today. People who are “currently enrolled in or eligible for” state or federal assistance programs like SNAP or Medicaid will instead only have to pay the 15 cent-per-mile fee that Bird charges all riders.
Individuals who want to access the discount have to email a specific account that Bird has set up for the program with proof of their enrollment or qualification, name, and phone number. Bird says approval should take two to three business days. The company is offering the discount in all eighteen cities that it currently operates in.
As TechCrunch points out, Bird competitor Lime spun up a similar program...