Across the U.S. and Canada in 2023 A NEW RECORD Shared Micromobility Trips Taken in the U.S. and Canada In cities across the U.S. and Canada, shared micromobility is a popular andgrowing form of public transportation, often replacing short car trips andextending the reach of public transit. In just 13 years, people have taken Shared Micromobility Ridershipin the U.S. and Canada, 2010-2023 Total trips on shared micromobilityincreased by 20%from 2022, surpassing the pre-pandemic2019 peak of 147 million trips across both countries. People took133 million tripson sharedmicromobility in the U.S. and24 million tripsin Canada. Shared micromobility trips in Canada increased by a whopping 40%in 2023, due to the continued expansions of station-based Yet despite the overwhelming popularity of these systems, many cities are grappling with thechallenges of providing this essential service while facing limited financial and operationalresources. A volatile private operator landscape coupled with increasing user costs threatens Shared Micromobility Ridershipin the U.S. 2010 - 2023 Shared Micromobility Station-based bike share, scooters,and dockless bikes THE LARGEST STATION-BASED BIKE SHARE SYSTEMS Ridership growth on station-based systems jumped to 81 million trips in 2023 from 67 million In the U.S., people took 61 million trips on station-based bikes, compared to 53 million in 2022.This increase was driven by the popularity of station-based e-bikes:trips on e-bikes grew from20 million trips in 2022 to 28 million trips in 2023—a 40% increase. E-bike trips accountedfor 46% of all station-based bike share trips made in the U.S. in 2023, and e-bikes represented People in Canada took 20 million trips on station-based bikes in 2023, up from 15 million in2022. Station-based pedal bike ridership drove a majority of this growth: riders in Canadiancities took15 million trips on pedal bikes in 2023, a nearly 40% increase from 11 million tripsin 2022. While the number of e-bikes available grew by 60%, trips on station-based e-bikes only E-Bikes are the Popular Choice for Many Station-Based Systems To understand use across systems with different populations, weather patterns, and densitiesof available bikes, a measure of trips taken per available device per day is used. In September2023, e-bike utilization in Los Angeles was similar to that in Washington, DC despite the DCregion having 44% more e-bikes available. Meanwhile, Bixi in Montréal, Bike Share Toronto, and In looking at the average number of trips taken per device per day, e-bikes are used significantlymore than pedal bikes in systems that offer both. In Los Angeles, e-bikes were ridden nearly8 times more than pedal bikes, and in New York City, nearly 4 times as much. Los Angelesquadrupled the number of e-bikes available between 2022 and 2023, from 7% to 16% of the Despite seeing more trips per bike per day, e-bikes should not replace all pedal bikes in systems. Ridership remains robust for both options; in hilly Montréal, pedal bike use outpaced e-bike usein nearly every North American system. And with no e-bikes in the system in 2023, the Bostonarea’s Bluebikes system served more trips per bike per day than almost every other station- Affordability is a Growing Challenge for Bike Share Users The upfront costs of an annual or monthly pass increased dramatically over the past five years:from 2019 to 2023, annual pass costs increased by 30% in Boston, 32% in Chicago, and 21% inNew York City, Hoboken, Jersey City, and Toronto. In most cities, the cost of an annual pass is Having a pass is not the only expense for riders. While pedal bike trips of predetermined length(often 30-60 minutes) are typically included in the cost of a monthly or annual pass, fees fore-bikes tack on an additional $0.10 to $0.20per minute. The average per-trip cost for annualpassholders is generally lower than the pay-as-you-go model, but still significant: often $3.00 to Riders must also pay sales tax on each bike share trip, even for publicly-owned and managedsystems, such as Capital Bikeshare in the DC region. Other forms of publicly available Bike share prices are now significantly higher than other public transportation options,especially for those taking pay-as-you-go trips.On average, a trip costs around $3.00 for thefirst 30 minutes of riding. After that half-hour, users pay an additional $0.10 to $0.20 for eachminute. If someone wants to use an e-bike, those additional fees, on average, add an extra $0.22 Station-BasedBike Share RidershipU.S. and Canada, 2023 Dockless E-Scooter RidershipU.S. and Canada, 2023 DOCKLESS E-SCOOTER USE REBOUNDS After a drop in trips in 2022, e-scooter systems began to bounce back in 2023 with a 15%increase in trips in the U.S. and Canada: 69 million in 2023 compared to 58.5 million in 2022. E-scooter use increased dramatically in Canada as e-scooters entered brand-new marketsthroughout Alberta and British Columbia.The number of e-scoot