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Bicycle Transit Systems Beefs Up to Compete with Lyft After Acquiring BCycle

When the new acquisition finalizes next month, Bicycle Transit will operate in nearly 30 cities — more than three-times as much as its publicly traded competition.

September 25, 2024

America is Setting Micromobility Records — But That Boom Could Go Bust Without Public Funding

Shared bike and scooter trips soared 20 percent in a single year. So why are so many U.S. systems shutting down — and what will it take to keep the revolution rolling?

July 24, 2024

Are U.S. Cities Demanding the Equitable Micromobility Access Their Residents Need?

Bike and scooter share can be a powerful tool to give underserved communities a better alternative to car — but only if those communities can actually use it.

July 3, 2024

Report: Cities Are Undermining Sustainable Mobility with Fees and Taxes

Why is it so much more expensive to unlock a scooter than it is to just jump in the car?

June 24, 2024

Microtranist Is Taxpayer Funded Uber, Advocates Warn — And It’s a Threat to Real Transit

American cities are falling for the "false promise" of microtransit, a top transportation union argues — and we're all going to be the ones who pay for it.

May 20, 2024

What Does Bird’s Bankruptcy Mean for Micromobility?

Pundits are debating why America's largest scooter and bikeshare outfit filed for Chapter 11 — and what it will mean for the next chapter of those modes.

December 28, 2023

Micromobility Is Having a Weird Year

By all accounts, micromobility is taking off. So why are so many systems shutting down?

November 20, 2023

Study: E-Bikes Can Help Seniors and People With Disabilities — If They Can Overcome Barriers to Riding

There's lots of potential, but anyone hoping to get seniors and the disabled riding must first understand their concerns and barriers.

November 15, 2023

Study: How Low-Income People Really Use Micromobility

Shared bikes and scooters are meeting low-income people's basic mobility needs — but they're not being subsidized like it.

September 20, 2023

What’s Missing From America’s EV Charging Strategy

Hint: not all EVs weigh thousand of pounds.

August 30, 2023