Overview

• Berlin’s administrative court heard a lawsuit on October 1 seeking to void special‑use permits that allow free‑floating rental e‑scooters on sidewalks.
• The Allgemeiner Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverein requests disclosure of which operators hold permits and wants mandatory fixed pick‑up and return stations.
• The association argues misparked scooters create severe hazards for blind and visually impaired people, with pedestrian group Fuss e.V. backing the case.
• According to the court, the Land Berlin contests the association’s standing and says permit conditions already account for the needs of blind pedestrians, arguing individual permits should be challenged instead.
• A decision was expected later Wednesday, with advocacy groups citing findings that 56% of scooters are misplaced without stations and estimating roughly 36,000 simultaneous obstructions citywide.