Scooter Share

Chicago Sees Record Shared Bike, Scooter Use
Riders took over 11 million bike share and scooter trips in 2024.

NYC E-Scooter Program Threatened Despite High Ridership
Rental scooters in Queens and the Bronx provided close to two million trips in 2024, with many trips starting or ending near transit. Some city officials want to remove them.

US Bike Share Ridership Hit Record High in 2023
According to a new NATO report, micromobility ridership in the U.S. was up 16% in 2023. Shared bike ridership set a new record, despite higher fares.

Tracking the Recovery of Shared Mobility
A new report outlines ridership trends and the keys to success for bike and scooter share systems.

Bikeshare Ridership Up From Pre-Pandemic Levels
Shared micromobility, particularly docked bikeshare systems, are seeing record growth, but ‘scooter inflation’ may cool riders’ enthusiasm.

Miami Reinstates E-Scooter Program
After abruptly ending its shared e-scooter program last month, Miami is letting the devices return to its streets–with some new rules.

'Bikeshare Transit Act' Would Make Federal Transit Funding Available for Micromobility
The Congressional Bike Caucus has reintroduced the Bikeshare Transit Act.

Shared Mobility Subsidies Dry Up, Revealing the Industry’s Economic Realities
Companies are looking to generate profits, but customers have come to expect low-cost, subsidized travel and raising prices will prove challenging.

Weekly Scooter Media Brief: September 21-27, 2018
Recent electric scooter news is defined by tragedy.

Who Should Pay for Streets?
Electric scooters in Portland will pay a road fee, but according to this article, cities would do well to hold cars to the same standard as scooters.

Study: Scooters Are Really Popular
The narrative of electric scooter users as affluent, entitled, and "tech bro-y" does not reflect the demographics of fans of the new mobility technology, according to a new study. Electric scooters are actually very popular.

Scooter Companies Offering Discounted Rides for Low-Income Users
Bird announced its One Bird program earlier this month.

Lyft to Add Bike and Scooter Share Options
The transportation network company is integrating new mobility options to help fill the first-last mile gap in cities.

Dockless Scooters and Bike Share Meet Mixed Receptions
Milwaukee is poised to start a Scooter share pilot. Meanwhile, a “lock to” requirement for bikes in Chicago may stop companies like ofo and Lime from keeping a foothold in that city.

Philadelphia to License Dockless Bike and Scooter Share Companies
Philadelphia offers another regulatory model to respond to the proliferation of dockless bike, ebike, and electric scooter share companies.

Miami Sends Cease and Desist to Electric Scooter Companies
Two major scooter companies operating in Miami have ceased operations in the city, at least for now.

New Chapter in the San Francisco Scooter Wars: Removal
The city attorney vows to bring order to the streets (and sidewalks) of San Francisco by requiring electric scooter share companies to apply for permits. First step: all e-scooters must be removed by June 4, or risk a $100 fine per day per scooter.

Plugging in Scooters for a Living
Electric scooters need maintenance and charges, so Bird is using the gig economy to make sure its scooters keep scooting.

E-Scooters and Dockless Bikeshare Could Deliver Transit Access to the Underserved
Instead of focusing on the potential of new forms of for-hire personal transportation to level the mobility playing field, every article about scooters and dockless bikeshare seems to go something like this: "Deadly Scooter Craze Scoots On."

Dockless Electric Scooter Share on the Rise
Limebike and Bird are mobility companies currently offering ride share for electric scooters in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, respectively.
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