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Downtown residents could soon see an abundance of e-scooters on the bike lanes as the dockless bike share company Lime looks to expand.

Lime is advertising for an Edmonton operations manager and told at least one city councillor this week that the company aims to have scooter rentals on Edmonton streets early this fall. On first review, there appears to be nothing in Edmonton’s bylaws that would stop the company from setting up with or without city permission, although it’s unclear if the Alberta Traffic Safety Act allows it.

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“I was surprised how much fun I had,” said Coun. Sarah Hamilton, who tried riding the heavy electric scooter down the hallway between offices of city councillors on Wednesday. She posted the video of her laughing and nearly losing control on social media.

“Those things go really fast.”

The company did not respond to a request for comment. The job posting is online.

Dockless bike-share systems have become common in many cities across North America, offering bikes, scooters and electric-assist bike for rental through an app by the hour. Unlike the first generation of this technology, they don’t require heavy investment by the municipality and there is no designated location for users to leave them or pick them up.

That means scooters and bikes have been discarded in trees and parks in some cities. But it also give an inexpensive, quite flexible way to get around. People who want to rent the scooter or bike find them with GPS on a phone app, as do people who earn money by charging them at night.

Scooters in particular are popular with women, said Hamilton. You can use them in a skirt and sandals, possibly even with wedge shoes or low heels.