Stories

Emergency Response Grantees 2020

May 11, 2020

The PeopleForBikes Foundation, as part of the Better Bike Share Partnership, made grants available to non-profit or city-owned shared mobility operators to support operating or program costs during the pandemic.

NACTO Creates COVID-19 Resource for Communities In Need

May 8, 2020

NACTO’s team has released a comprehensive spreadsheet titled COVID-19 Related Resources for Communities — a compilation of publicly available information on resources for all kinds of communities impacted by COVID-19.

COVID-19 Webinars to Watch: Shaping Conversations Around A Pandemic

April 30, 2020

In-person gatherings of more than 10 people at a time may not have been permitted this past month, but that isn’t stopping mobility justice practitioners and shared micromobility operators and advocates from coming together through webinars.

Equity Program Scan Part 4: Spin & Bird

April 27, 2020

Private companies have long invested significant amounts of stock in the shared micromobility landscape. In this series of four posts, we lay out the details of the equity-based programs offered by five companies. Today, we're talking about Bird and Spin.

Tips for Maximizing Your Bike During COVID-19

April 15, 2020

We invited Courtney Williams AKA The Brown Bike Girl to share her expertise and experience with our BBSP audience and how to make commuting during COVID-19 a smoother experience.

Streetsblog Reports on Study About Chicago's Black and Latino Ridership

April 10, 2020

In March, Streetsblog Chicago reported on a study capturing the results of the dockless e-scooter pilot that ran in the city in 2019, and the results didn't exactly reach the

BBSP Is Now Offering Emergency Response Grants

April 7, 2020

The PeopleForBikes Foundation and BBSP are now offering Emergency Response Grants to non-profit or city-owned and/or operated shared micromobility systems to support operations or programming during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fighting COVID-19 With Comm(unity)

April 3, 2020

From bike ridership increasing immensely and air pollution plummeting significantly, to trail usage rising by 200% compared to this time last year, let's take a look at home communities are uniting to beat COVID-19.

Equity Program Scan Part 3: Lime

March 31, 2020

Women’s History Month: Meet BBSP’s Phenomenal Women

March 27, 2020

Happy Women’s History Month! This year, we’re celebrating the leading women of BBSP who’ve each left their mark on the incredible work produced by this partnership over the last