Seattle’s Scooter and Bikeshare Boom Reaches New Heights
Seattle bikeshare and scootershare companies clocked 6.3 million rides in 2024, up 28% over 2023 and a record high. The momentum has continued in the first quarter of 2025, with ridership up 76% over the first quarter of 2024. If this pace is maintained, Seattle is on track to exceed 10 million rides in 2025.
Bikeshare’s Limited Access to Seattle Parks Could Soon Be Changing
Seattle's popular bike and scootershare programs have been kept out of major Seattle parks. Could a change be on the horizon?
Bikeshare and Scootershare Booms in Seattle, with Lime Leading the Pack
Lime is riding high, as other micromobility operators retool or pull out of Seattle.
Seattle’s dockless bikeshare and scootershare program continues to boom, collectively reaching...
SDOT Proposes Scootershare Safety Upgrades, but Will City Leaders Support the Program?
App-based electric scooter and bike sharing continues to survive in Seattle, albeit at significantly higher prices than during the bonanza of the launch of...
Lime Rolls Out Scootershare in Seattle, LINK and Wheels a Month Away
On Wednesday, Lime launched their first 500 shareable e-scooters in Seattle to accompany their relaunch of around 500 bikes in June. This launch is...
City Council Greenlights Scootershare Pilot, Pedersen Dissents
Scootershare finally got the go ahead on Monday as the Seattle City Council voted eight-to-one to approve a pilot program. Transportation Chair Alex Pedersen...
Dockless E-Scooters Are Finally Headed to Seattle. Will They Live Up to the Hype?
Funded by permit fees paid by scooter companies, Seattle's scootershare pilot will start out with about 1,500 e-scooters this fall.
There is something about dockless...
The Time is Now to Start Seattle’s Next Transit Revolution with E-Scooters
In 2015, after 14 years of car ownership, I decided to go car-free. I had been living in Wallingford for six years, and I...