Tag Archives: bike share

Watch: Rooted In Rights why proper bike share parking is so important

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

It should be common sense, but don’t block walkways when you park a bike share bike. But you should also go a step further and think, would this bike impede someone with a vision impairment? Is it too close to … Continue reading →

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SDOT partners with Outdoors For All to offer free adaptive bike rentals all summer

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Bike share is amazing. Just beep a bike with your phone, and you’re riding wherever you want to go for a few nickels per minute. That is, of course, if you are physically able to operate the app and ride … Continue reading →

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Bike share parking still an accessibility issue, but it’s getting better

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

In June 2018, 4% of bike share bikes were parked in a way that impeded a walkway or curb ramp. Today, that figure is fewer than 2%, according to the latest SDOT bike share audit, the Seattle Times reports. Bikes … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s bike share stands out as companies shift to scooters elsewhere

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Just 21 months ago, Seattle turned American bike share on its head by permitting companies to launch free-floating bikes all over town, an effort that dramatically increased the number of bike trips all over town, turned heads in city halls … Continue reading →

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JUMP now reaches city limits, undercuts Lime by $1

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

After adding more bikes and changing its fare structure this week, JUMP’s red bikes now reach all of Seattle and cost $1 less to ride than Lime’s green and yellow bikes. JUMP initially launched Seattle service in November with a limited … Continue reading →

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JUMP expands service to SE and West Seattle following criticism, announces 2K new bikes

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Following a Seattle Times story critical of the company’s limited service area, JUMP has expanded to include all of Southeast and West Seattle. Though the Times story headline says that JUMP has been charging people $25 for parking outside the … Continue reading →

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People in Seattle have taken more than 2M Lime trips + ofo appears to be imploding

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

People in Seattle have taken more than 2,050,000 trips on Lime bikes since the company launched in summer 2017, according their annual report. That’s a pace of about 1.5 million trips per year for just one of the companies serving … Continue reading →

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2018’s one millionth Fremont Bridge bike trip is about to cross, smashing the record

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Whoever bikes across the Fremont Bridge as number 1,582 today will tip the 2018 bike counter into seven digits, clobbering all previous records by a wide margin. Bike trips across the iconic bridge, which forms a pinch point for many … Continue reading →

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Uber’s JUMP launches their lock-to, slightly cheaper e-bikes in central Seattle

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

After months of delays getting the new bike share permit in place and through environmental review, Uber’s JUMP launched in Seattle this morning. They join Lime, which has had a temporary monopoly on bike share in town since early summer … Continue reading →

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More than 3,000 Lime users contact city asking for scooter share

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Lime launched a digital campaign Wednesday to encourage its users to contact Seattle city leaders and ask them to allow scooter share. In just one day, the company says more than 3,000 people have done so. Before ofo and Spin … Continue reading →

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KOMO: Sabotaged bike share brakes may have caused teen to crash

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

An 18-year-old who was hospitalized this week after a crash near the University Bridge may be the first victim of a bike share vandal who cut the brake lines on his Lime e-bike. The teen is in stable condition, reports … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s next bike share battle could be between Lime, Uber and Lyft + Let’s start a scooter pilot

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Though it’s been scaling back its efforts for a while now, Spin has officially announced an end to its bike share service in Seattle. Citing an increase in fees and the decision not to include scooters in the city’s updated … Continue reading →

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Police release video of person snipping bike share brake cables

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle Police have released a surveillance video of a person in Sodo seen snipping bike share brake cables on more than one occasion, and they’re asking for the public’s help identifying the suspect. For months, brake cables on bike share … Continue reading →

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Lime’s expanded discount program lets people pay in cash, unlock 5¢ bikes with a text

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

A nickel. In 2018, there is essentially nothing that costs a nickel. But that’s all it costs for qualifying low-income users to unlock a Lime pedal bike under the company’s newly-expanded Lime Access program ($5 for 100 rides). And qualifying … Continue reading →

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Council approves bike share expansion + ofo cites fee hike in decision to leave Seattle

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a budget action Monday for new city rules on bike share companies that will expand the number of bikes in operation, increase the fees for bike share operators and put in place new regulations … Continue reading →

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Bike share carried 209K trips in May + A look at the city’s updated permit rules

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

People in Seattle took more than 208,849 bike share trips in May as use of the bikes increased steeply throughout spring. In total, people took 1.4 million rides between late July and mid-June, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation … Continue reading →

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Lime: People in Seattle have taken 1 million trips in 11 months

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

People in Seattle have taken one million Lime bike share trips in about 11 months, the company announced Monday. This astounding number of rides comes from just one of three companies currently operating in the city. And because the company … Continue reading →

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Uber-owned Jump wants to launch its e-bike service in Seattle

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

No new companies have received permits to operate bike share services in Seattle since the autumn, but Uber-owned Jump is hoping to be next. The city is waiting to approve more companies until their revamped bike share permit is ready. … Continue reading →

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Survey: Ahead of bike share permit update, survey says Seattleites are very supportive

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

The $1 Spin, Lime and ofo bikes around Seattle are very popular, appeal to wide demographics and are very often used to access transit. These are some of the findings from Seattle’s bike share permit pilot, setting the stage for the … Continue reading →

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Seattle tests low-budget painted bike parking to make bike share more orderly

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Thousands of bikes spread throughout the city available on-demand for $1, what could be wrong with that? The private, free-floating bike share companies serving Seattle are already changing how people get around the city by providing a new fast, healthy, … Continue reading →

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