CHICAGO — Getting around downtown used to mean jumping in a car, fighting traffic, trying to squeeze into scarce parking spaces or waiting for a slow-moving bus. But some landlords are making it easy for office workers to dash about, get lunch and run errands, all without the waits or ringing up ride-sharing charges.
Workers at both 800 W. Fulton Market and 320 N. Sangamon St. in Fulton Market can now hop on electric scooters offered for free to tenants by building owners, without hunting for an available city scooter or e-bike and be certain their vehicles will be available when they need to return.
“If you have a lunch meeting that’s five minutes away, you can get on a scooter and then be right back in the office without breaking a sweat,” said Peter McEneaney, executive vice president of developer Thor Equities, which opened the 19-story 800 W. Fulton Market in 2021.
