DOTI Launches Public Survey to Shape the Future of its Shared Bike and Scooter Program while Setting All-Time Ridership Records
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October 29, 2024
DOTI Launches Public Survey to Shape the Future of its Shared Bike and Scooter Program while Setting All-Time Ridership Records
DENVER – Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) is celebrating its Shared Bike and Scooter Program’s record-breaking summer with ridership soaring past last summer’s ridership by 24%.
The program, offering residents and visitors convenient access to e-bikes and e-scooters through a partnership with Lyft and Lime, achieved an all-time single day ridership high of 39,868 trips on Saturday, June 15, 2024. September 2024 proved to be the highest ridership month, recording 795,823 trips and averaging over 25,000 trips per day. The program is on track to reach over 6 million total trips this year, eliminating an estimated 2 million car trips from Denver streets.
DOTI is beginning a community engagement process in preparation for the award of new licensing agreements for the Shared Bike and Scooter Program. The results will be helpful as DOTI begins planning for establishment of new operator agreements, with the current agreements with Lyft and Lime expiring in 2026. To inform the process, the city is launching a public survey to gather valuable feedback from the community. The survey is for riders and non-riders, aiming to gain insight into e-scooter use in Denver and a better understanding of who’s using e-scooters, when and why they ride, what kinds of trips they take, and the factors that encourage scooter use. Take the Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DOTIscootersurvey
“Since the program launch, Denver has become the most highly utilized e-scooter program in the nation with 5.6M million trips completed so far this year, demonstrating the program’s popularity and necessity in Denverite’s mobility landscape,” said Amy Ford, Executive Director of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. “Denver's Shared Bike and Scooter Program continues to be a critical part of the city’s transportation system, offering a convenient and environmentally-friendly travel option for residents and visitors alike.”
DOTI is committed to the continued evaluation of ridership behaviors and best practices to ensure Denver’s program effectively encourages safe and responsible ridership. DOTI continues to build out its bike network to give e-bike and e-scooter riders comfortable and safe places to ride while over 180 parking corrals have been installed to promote organized parking and reduce sidewalk clutter. E-scooter users are reminded to follow safe riding practices. Electric scooters and e-bikes may not be ridden on sidewalks unless actively parking, starting or ending a trip; riders should yield to pedestrians at all times and park responsibly so as not to impede pedestrian access.
Below is a graphic showing the growth of shared e-bike and e-scooter trips in Denver over the years. To learn more about Denver's Scooter and Bike Share Program, visit our website.
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