Please Don’t Mess Up Bike Share, City Council!
I really, really love bike share. They aren’t always where I need them but they are so convenient when they are. They save me...
After a Year of Bikeshare Battles, Lime is Winning
Seattle’s dockless bikeshare program--with three privately-run operators so far--recently celebrated its first anniversary. One year in, Lime is clearly leading the pack. With buzz...
SDOT Wants More Revenue to Facilitate an Expanded Private Bikeshare Program with Up to...
Seattle hopes to have a permanent permit program in place by August 31st for private bikeshare. The permanent program would would lift the cap...
Bikeshare Ridership is Up after a Weak Winter, Council Set to Approve Permanent Program
The Urbanist has been inquiring about 2018 bikeshare ridership figures for months. As the deadline approaches for a permanent bikeshare permit to be approved...
How Electric-Assist Bikes Will Make More People Ride
A few weeks ago, a group opposed to adding bike lanes to a North Seattle arterial tweeted out, “Single mothers don’t commute to work...
City Council Gears Up to Pass New Bikeshare Legislation
Today at 2pm, the Seattle City Council will hear a report from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) on the status of free-floating bikeshare,...
Mid-Pilot Check-in: Bikeshare Ridership Grows but Rides Per Bike Plummets
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) released a few bikeshare data morsels to the Pedestrian Advisory Board last week. Seatte's system of privately-operated free-floating...
Seattle’s Bikeshare Pilot Deserves More Scrutiny
Seattle privately-run bikeshare pilot is widely heralded: it's cheaper, shinier, and more widespread and flexible. There's just one catch. Besides being better than Pronto...