MYNORTHWEST NEWS

Former SDOT Director Scott Kubly hired by bikeshare Limebike

Mar 13, 2018, 6:14 PM | Updated: 6:15 pm

Speed limit, Scott Kubly, Jenny Durkan...

Former SDOT Director Scott Kubly. (KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

It didn’t take long for Scott Kubly to find a new job after leaving his position as director of the Seattle Department of Transportation. Bikeshare company Limebike has hired him as its new chief programs officer.

RELATED: Former SDOT director says he wasn’t fired

Limebike is one of three bikeshare companies currently operating in Seattle. They rolled into town under Kubly’s leadership at SDOT last summer. Kubly will not handle government relations for Limebike, but he will still be barred from working on anything related to the City of Seattle.

Geekwire reports that Kubly will work at Limebike’s San Mateo, Calif. headquarters.

Because the three companies operating in Seattle are stationless bikeshares — SPIN, Limebike, and ofo — they are technically still under a pilot program. They therefore seek to make their presence permanent.

Before coming to Seattle, Kubly briefly worked at Motivate — a bikeshare company previously known as Alta. He was caught in an ethics violation when he failed to report his conflict of interest with Motivate, which managed Seattle’s now-failed Pronto bikeshare program. Pronto was bailed out by the city for $1.4 million before it was shut down. The SDOT director was fined $5,000 for the infraction.

Kubly and Rowe go to bikeshares

Kubly is the second SDOT executive to jump from the city to one of the bikshare companies operating in Seattle. Kyle Rowe was SDOT’s go-to bikeshare authority before he went to work for SPIN as head of government partnerships — just four months after the company came to Seattle. He helped draft the bikeshare rules that the companies now operate under.

Rowe is prevented from working with Seattle for one year, and with SDOT for two years, while working for SPIN.

RELATED: SDOT exec leaves to work at bikeshare company

MyNorthwest News

Image: Brightly colored eggs are set on a table on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington,...

Ted Buehner

Expect good Easter weekend weather for egg hunts, chilly evening Mariners games

Both Saturday and Sunday of Easter weekend will feature temperatures warming to around 60 degrees across much of Western Washington.

6 hours ago

Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour at Lumen Field on July 22, 20...

Micki Gamez, KIRO Newsradio and Bill Kaczaraba, MyNorthwest

Seattle tourism dollars break records following All-Star Week, Taylor Swift

It was a record-setting year for dollars flowing into Seattle from tourists.

7 hours ago

Image: A bridge in Carnation....

Julia Dallas

Carnation frustrated with Seattle again after 8th false emergency alarm induces widespread panic

Carnation citizens have faced a series of panic-inducing alarms after SPU's system for the Tolt Dam falsely sounded eight times.

9 hours ago

Grocery store shopper...

Bill Kaczaraba

Ways to deal with Seattle grocery store sticker shock

Seattle grocery store sticker shock continues to play havoc on locals, but there are ways to counter high prices.

9 hours ago

belltown hellcat social media...

Frank Sumrall

Infamous ‘Belltown Hellcat’ social media influencer charged with reckless driving

The social media influencer has been accused of driving 107 miles per hour through Belltown in a Dodge Hellcat.

10 hours ago

KIRO Newsradio gracie awards...

MyNorthwest Staff

KIRO Newsradio anchors receive Gracie Awards for outstanding work

Heather Bosch and Lisa Brooks, anchors at KIRO Newsradio, have been honored by the Alliance for Women in Media with prestigious Gracie Awards.

13 hours ago

Former SDOT Director Scott Kubly hired by bikeshare Limebike