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MIL13LION6 TRIPS IN 2019 SHARED MICROMOBILITYNACTO | IN Shared THE Micromobility US: 2019 in the US: 2019 | 1 Table of Contents 1 Big Increases in Shared Micromobility Use in 2019 ...............4 2 Shared Micromobility Supports Short Trips ..............................8 3 What We Saw ........................................................................................12 4 Who Is Riding?.......................................................................................16 5 Looking Forward ...................................................................................18 Cover photo: City of Minneapolis Public Works Department NACTO | Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019 | 2 Photo: Joe Lopez / Detroit Imagery Foreward For the past four years, NACTO has compiled annual statistics on the growth and use of shared micromobility (bike share, e-bike share, and scooter share) in the US. These numbers help create a robust picture of this nascent, vibrant, and rapidly-changing mobility option and industry, providing cities, advocates, and companies alike with a comprehensive look at trends, challenges, and opportunities. This year, the release of the 2019 Shared Micromobility Snapshot coincides with the world-changing COVID-19 global pandemic. Some of the trends we saw hold steady in shared micromobility from 2010 to 2019 are changing in the first half of 2020. This 2019 Snapshot, focusing on the world as we knew it, offers lessons for where shared micromobility has been and where we might want to focus as we explore new, essential mobility options during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the post-COVID-19 world yet to come. NACTO | Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019 | 3 Big Increases in Shared 1 Micromobility Use in 2019 In 2019, people in the United States increase from 2018. This contributed to took 136 million trips on shared bikes, an over 100% increase in trips taken on e-bikes, and scooters, 60% more than scooters nationwide. Scooter expansion 2018. In total, since 2010, people in the was in some cases unstable, with scooter U.S. have taken 342 million trips on companies exiting markets at the end shared bikes and scooters. of the year (prior to the pandemic), possibly due to over-competition and In 2019, people took 40 million trips other market pressures. on station-based bike share systems (pedal & e-bikes) and 96 million trips Total station-based bike share ridership on dockless e-bikes (10M trips) and increased 10% even as the number of scooters (86M trips). In 2019, 109 cities systems decreased by 4% to 72. had dockless scooter programs, a 45% SHARED MICROMOBILITY RIDERSHIP GROWTH Source: NACTO FROM 2010-2019, IN MILLIONS OF TRIPS 150 136 M 100 84 M Scooter Share 50 Dockless 35 M Bike Share 28 M 22 M 18 M Station- 13 M Based 4.5 M Bike Share 321 K 2.4 M 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 NACTO | Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019 | 4 As of 12/31/2019. Source:As of NACTO12/31/2019. Source: NACTO SHARED MICROMOBILITYSHARED ACROSS MICROMOBILITY THE US ACROSS THE US As of 12/31/2019. Source: NACTO SHAREDSHARED MICROMOBILITY MICROMOBILITY ACROSS ACROSS THE US THE US As of 12/31/2019. Source: NACTO Station-based systemsStation-based only systems Bothonly dockless & station-basedBoth dockless systems & station-based systems Station-based systems systems only only Both docklessBoth dockless & station-based & station-based systems systems Dockless scooters Docklessand/or bikes scooters only and/orDockless bikes only bikes onlyDockless bikes only Dockless scooters scooters and/or and/or bikes bikes only onlyDocklessDockless bikes only bikes only NACTO | Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019 | 5 Ridership increases for bike share 87% of docked-bike share system trips systems were largely driven by the largest, nationwide took place in the top 6 ridership most-established bike share systems. cities/regions—the Bay Area, Boston, MA, Riders took 17% more trips on the 6 Chicago, IL, Honolulu, HI, New York, NY, largest bike share systems than in 2018. and Washington, D.C. Ridership is more In Boston, for example, the city expanded distributed for scooters, but 38% of all the Bluebikes system by 540 bikes and scooter share trips still took place in the added 50 stations, resulting in a ridership 6 biggest ridership cities—Atlanta, GA, increase of 45%. Smaller systems did not Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, CA, San experience the same gains; while bike Diego, CA, and Washington, D.C. share ridership increased overall, driven by the largest systems, ridership declined in 75% of systems. For station-based bike share, and to a Source: NACTO lesser degree with scooter share, the SCOOTER RIDERSHIP IN 2019 majority of trips are largely concentrated IN MILLIONS OF TRIPS in a small number of cities. In 2019, 88.5 M 80 STATION-BASED BIKE RIDERSHIP IN 2019 IN MILLIONS OF TRIPS All other cities 40 M 40 40 36.5 M 38.5 M All other systems Bay Wheels Biki 30 30 Bluebikes Capital Bike Share 20 20 Atlanta Austin Dallas Citi Bike NYC Los Angeles San Diego 10 10 Washington D.C. Austin Los Angeles San Diego Divvy 0 0 2018 2019 2018 2019 NACTO | Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019 | 6 SHARED MICROMOBILITY SYSTEM SIZES IN 2019 STATION-BASED SYSTEM SIZES < 1,000 vehicles < 3,000 vehicles < 6,000 vehicles 9,000+ vehicles As of 12/31/2019. Source: NACTO SCOOTER SYSTEM SIZES < 1,000 vehicles < 3,000 vehicles < 6,000 vehicles < 9,000 vehicles 12,000 + vehicles As of 12/31/2019. Source: NACTO NACTO | Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019 | 7 Photo: Mateo Van Thienen, courtesy City of Oakland Shared Micromobility 2 Supports Short Trips Bike & scooter share trips are short. Shared micromobility provides people As noted in the 2018 Shared Micromo- with more options for short trips. On bility Snapshot, there is a marked differ- average, the typical scooter user or bike ence in bike share ride duration between share annual/monthly pass-holder rides annual/monthly pass-holders and casu- for 11-12 minutes and 1-1.5 miles. al/single-trip/3-day pass riders. Looking at data from Washington, D.C., Boston, These short trips are important. As MA, Chicago, IL, San Francisco, CA, and measured by the National Household New York, NY, the average trip duration Travel Survey, 35% of all U.S. car trips for casual riders is 26 minutes versus are under 2 miles. Building or supporting 11 minutes for annual pass holders. In- robust shared micromobility options can terestingly, ride times for annual pass help people make these trips without holders in New York City are significantly relying on personal cars or taxis that cause lower than the national average, around congestion and contribute to climate 8 minutes. change. Short shared micromobility trips can also complement transit services, expanding the number of people who can easily be served by each transit station or giving transit riders options to avoid transfers or overcrowding. NACTO | Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019 | 8 Bike & scooter trips are replacing car trips. While there are currently no industry- personal or ride hail vehicle. The second wide surveys on mode shift, survey data most reported transportation mode that suggests that people are using shared shared micromobility trips replaced micromobility to replace car trips. 45%1 of was walking trips at 28%2 and transit users in Santa Monica, CA, Alexandria, VA, at 9%.3 Similarly, 55% of respondents to Bloomington, IN, Brookline, MA, Hoboken, Capital Bikeshare’s 2016 annual survey NJ, Oakland, CA, and San Francisco, CA reported that they drove less often report that if a shared dockless scooter since joining CaBi, and 65% reported had not been available, their trip would decreases in taxi use.4 have instead been completed using a MODE SHIFT In a survey of ridership in 6 cities, dockless bike & scooter trips replacedIn a survey trips of that ridership would have in 6 cities,been completed dockless by... bike & scooter trips replaced trips that would have been completed by... Transit Other or no Personal/Ride Hail Vehicle (45%) Walking (28%) (9%) trip (18%) 45% 28% 9% 18% Personal/Ride Hail Vehicle Walking Transit Other or no trip Source: NACTO Capital Bikeshare's 2016 annual survey reports that since beginning to use station-based bike share, the following percentage of people reported decreased use of... Personal Vehicle (55%) Capital Bikeshare’s 2016 annual survey reports that since beginning to use station-based bike share, the following percentage of people Taxi Service (65%) reported decreased use of... 55% Personal Vehicle 65% Taxi Service Source: NACTO NACTO | Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019 | 9 The Average Trip Station-Based Station-Based Scooters Bike Share Bike Share (member) (non-member) AVERAGE TRIP DISTANCE 4 mi 3.3 mi 2 mi 1.5 mi 1 mi 0 mi AVERAGE TRIP DURATION 26 min 20 min 11 min 12 min 10 min 0 min AVERAGE TRIP COST $2.80- $4.50 $4 $3.00 $3.00 $2 $0 Source: NACTO NACTO | Shared Micromobility in the US: 2019 | 10 Photo: NACTO User prices vary. Throughout the year, prices generally with unlimited monthly or annual passes increased for dockless e-bike and scooter available ranging from $100-$160/year, systems. Throughout 2019, users went as well as single-ride options. In 2019, from paying $0.15 per minute to a range some station-based systems introduced of $0.15 to $0.39 per minute, in addition new pricing structures for e-bike use. In to the standard $1.00 unlocking fee, New York City, for example, members are depending on the company. The average charged an additional $0.10 per minute, 12 minute scooter share trip costs $2.80 and non-members pay an additional to $4.70 depending on the system. $0.15 per minute for e-bike rentals.