Resources: Research & Reports

NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide

January 22, 2025

NACTO released the third edition of its Urban Bikeway Design Guide in January 2025. NACTO is 'an association of 100 major North American cities and transit agencies formed to exchange transportation ideas, insights, and practices and cooperatively approach national transportation

2023 Shared Micromobility in the U.S. and Canada Report

September 16, 2024

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A New Record: 157 Million Shared Micromobility Trips Were Taken in the U.S. and Canada in 2023 Data from the U.S. and Canada shows how shared micromobility (SMM) ridership continues to increase despite challenges cities face in providing SMM as an

2023 Shared Micromobility State of the Industry Report

September 16, 2024

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Some exciting findings from the 2023 State of the Industry Report include: Shared micromobility ridership reaches a new high with at least 172 million trips taken across North America in 2023. 64% of shared micromobility trips were on electric devices.

Shared mobility and a sustainable transport future in Latin American cities

July 8, 2024

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This document summarizes the views and issues addressed by invited speakers and discussants at the workshop series “Shared Mobility and a Sustainable Transport Future in Latin American Cities,” hosted by WRI’s Urban Mobility team from August to October 2023. Discussions

Better Bike Share Partnership Living Lab Program: Grantee Case Studies

April 24, 2024

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In 2021, the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) selected five cities to be “Living Labs” - testing grounds for innovative, equitable solutions in bike share. The Living Lab program is designed to support, showcase, and learn lessons from partnerships that

Shared E-Scooters As a Last-Mile Transit Solution?

December 1, 2023

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Shared e-scooters are quickly emerging in the U.S., presenting the potential to enhance public transit by serving as a last-mile feeder mode. However, much is unknown about user preferences and travel behavior regarding e-scooter and transit integration. This study addresses this knowledge

Tackling The Gender 'Pedal Gap': Women's Night Safety Report 2023

November 27, 2023

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Lime is the world’s largest provider of shared electric bikes and e-scooters. Founded in 2017, our mission is to help build a future of transport that is shared, affordable, and carbon-free. Lime has powered more than 500 million rides in

2022 Shared Micromobility in the U.S. and Canada Report

November 1, 2023

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Half a billion trips on shared micromobility systems since 2010. Since the first modern North American bike share system launched in Montreal in 2009, shared micromobility has ushered in a transportation revolution, providing safer, cheaper, and more accessible ways for people

Widening Access to Micromobility: Understanding Use of a Reduced-Fare Program in Three Countries

September 20, 2023

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Researchers surveyed Lime riders in a dozen cities across three countries: Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. By assessing the usage patterns and personal characteristics of both Lime Access and non-Access riders, researchers compared the two groups to identify

Incorporating Shared Micromobility in EV Charging Projects

August 24, 2023

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The paper discusses the emissions reductions, mode choice, and sustainable transportation benefits that shared micromobility is realizing across North America, the popularity of electric shared micromobility, the need for scaling shared micromobility to meet user demand and transportation decarbonization goals,