USD Gets a New Way of Getting Around

From walking to riding, driving to even scootering, there are many ways to travel around the South Dakota campus. 

This fall semester, the university has implemented a new method of transport and received motorized scooters for students heading to class. 

The scooters are owned by Hailie Warren, the creative director for visual storytelling at USD, and her husband Dante Warren, running back coach for the football team. 

Warren said the scooters are a gift to the USD, campus and she feels will help students in several ways. 

“These scooters provide our students with access to parts of Vermillion that might feel a little too out of reach to walk,” Warren said.  “It also saves them time in getting from one place to another.”  

Warren said the scooters are built for the colder conditions in South Dakota. So, students should think before riding in slick conditions.

“These scooters can operate in (weather) as low as negative 32 degrees. They are very usable and will be available during the winter months,” Warren said. “The only times they would not be usable is if there is ice or slick conditions to which we would turn them off.”

These scooters can be found at several “parking zones,” which are indicated on the Levy Electric Scooter app. The app is required to use the scooters and is free to download from the Google Play and IOS app stores. 

Once on the app, students will be able to see the locations of scooters located on campus. To ride a scooter, they will need to scan the QR code on the scooter which then “unlocks” it. You will then pay to ride it around Vermillion. Once finished, the scooter will need to be parked in a designated location and “locked up.” 

Photo Credit: Britta Birznieks