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Cycling and Scooting Through the Years

Thursday, August 1, 2024

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the annual update of bikeshare and electric scooter (e-scooter) system data. The dataset includes cities with a bikeshare (docked or dockless) and/or e-scooter system in operation as of June 30th in each year from 2015 to 2024.

As of June 30, 2024, 54 docked bikeshare systems open to the public operated 8,862 docking stations in the U.S. One docked bikeshare system closed in July 2024 bringing the number of docked bikeshare systems down to 53 and the total number of stations to 8,838. Excluding the system that closed in July 2024, on average, each system operated 167 docking stations. 

The largest system (Citi Bike serving New York City, NY; Jersey City, NJ; and Hoboken, NJ) operated just over 2,000 stations, and six systems had 10 or fewer stations.

 

Bar chart showing the Number of Docked Bikeshare Systems and Average Stations per System, 2015-2024


 

As of June 30, 2024, there are 60 dockless bikeshare systems and 194 e-scooter systems (not counting systems limited to college or employer campuses), down from 66 and 240, respectively, in 2023. These dockless bikeshare systems served 49 cities and e-scooters served 130 cities.

 

Bar chart showing the number of Cities Served by Dockless Bikeshare or E-scooter System, 2017 - 2024

 

Bikeshare and e-scooters are types of micromobility, a category of modes of transportation that include very light, low-occupancy vehicles such as e-scooters, electric skateboards, shared bicycles, and electric pedal assisted bicycles (e-bikes).

BTS’s interactive bikeshare and e-scooter map shows the cities and names of the bikeshare systems across the country. 

  • Locations of docked bikeshare stations by year.
  • Cities with bikeshare (docked or dockless) and/or e-scooter system by year.

The BTS Bikeshare data are utilized by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s efforts to study active transportation, as Americans rely on connected transportation networks for safe and efficient travel by road, rail, and air. Active transportation data assists with creating policies and programs around transportation equity and affordability around the Nation.