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Lime is expanding its electric scooter fleet by 1,000 in San Francisco after city approvals.Earlier this year, Lime acquired scooter company Jump and its permit to operate 1,000 scooters. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency approved the transfer of that permit to Lime last week.The company has already started putting the scooters out on city streets, said Karla Owunwanne, Lime’s director of government relations, southwest.The Richmond and Sunset neighborhoods will have Lime scooters available for rent for the first time as a result of the expansion. The Bayview, Mission, Ingleside, Excelsior, and the Western Addition will also see additional scooters in the coming weeks, Owunwanne said.Owunwanne said more scooters will make it easier to get around the city while maintaining a safe distance from others during the coronavirus pandemic.The company said trips have shifted away from the downtown area of the city to more residential districts.Last week, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission advanced a proposal to cap car commutes for Bay Area companies with 50 employees or more. The plan, which requires final approval next year and future legislation to implement, limits no more than 40% of employees to commute by car by 2035, in an effort slow greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change.More for youRatings for the Bay Area and California, updated every 10 minutesThe effort calls for alternative transportation methods such as electric scooters, which could take cars off the street in San Francisco when offices start to reopen.The expansion will bring the total number of rental scooters in San Francisco to roughly 4,500 Owunwanne said, of which 2,000 will be operated by Lime.Chase DiFeliciantonio is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: Twitter:Ratings for the Bay Area and California, updated every 10 minutes

Lime is expanding its electric scooter fleet by 1,000 in San Francisco after city approvals.Earlier this year, Lime acquired scooter company Jump and its permit to operate 1,000 scooters. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency approved the transfer of that permit to Lime last week.The company has already started putting the scooters out on city streets, said Karla Owunwanne, Lime’s director of government relations, southwest.The Richmond and Sunset neighborhoods will have Lime scooters available for rent for the first time as a result of the expansion. The Bayview, Mission,...

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