Bike Share news and trends

Paris Bike Sharing Fleet Folds After Too Much Theft, Vandalism
uber of x // February 26, 2018

Gobee.bike is pulling out of Paris after thousands of its bicycles were stolen or vandalized. “Over the months of December and January, the mass destruction of our fleet has become the new entertainment of underaged individuals, encouraged by content broadly shared on social media,” the...

Will Bike Share Say Goodbye To The Dock?
Retail // April 01, 2017

Picture New York City’s Citi Bike program, the largest of its kind in the U.S. What’s the first image that comes to mind? The nifty blue bikes, of course. But after that, it’s likely the rows upon rows of docking stations that populate popular commercial,...

Bike Sharing Without Kiosks? LimeBike Raises $12M For U.S. Rollout
uber of x // March 16, 2017

The sharing economy has hit various industries in full force over the last few years, from cars to vacation rentals and more. One of the more popular areas of the sharing economy has been borrowing bicycles. In larger U.S. cities, like Boston and New York City,...

Quick Reads
Uber Jumps Into Bike Sharing

April 10, 2018
Uber announced that it has acquired bike-sharing company JUMP. “We’re committed to bringing together multiple modes of transportation within the Uber app, so that you can choose the fastest or most affordable way to get where you’re going, whether that’s in an Uber, on a bike, on the subway or more,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi […]

Paris Bike Sharing Fleet Folds After Too Much Theft, Vandalism

February 26, 2018
Gobee.bike is pulling out of Paris after thousands of its bicycles were stolen or vandalized. “Over the months of December and January, the mass destruction of our fleet has become...

Bike Sharing Without Kiosks? LimeBike Raises $12M For U.S. Rollout

March 16, 2017
The sharing economy has hit various industries in full force over the last few years, from cars to vacation rentals and more. One of the more popular areas of the sharing...