Fewer scooters are showing up on Congress Avenue since the implementation of an Austin Transportation Department pilot program in June.

The program limits four scooter providers in Austin to dispatching no more than 100 scooters each along Congress Avenue, from East Cesar Chavez Street to the Texas Capitol. The program area also includes the cross streets one block on either side of Congress. No more than five scooters from each provider are allowed to be dispatched on each block.

Jack Flagler, Austin Transportation Department public information senior specialist, said the providers were helpful and responsive to the department’s needs during the planning process.

According to public mobility data compiled by Ride Report, a technology company focused on mobility program data and implementation, more than 100,000 scooter trips passed through the pilot program’s targeted area from April to June. That accounts for nearly 10% of the total citywide trips in the same time period.

Austin residents and visitors are looking for a solution to balance mobility options on Congress, according to Flagler.

“There is a desire to see that area of Congress become clear,” Flagler said. “[There is] an unsustainable buildup of scooters.”

To ensure compliance with the program, providers will rebalance the number of scooters along the route three times a day. Riders are asked to park in a designated parking box or corral after each trip.