Seattle’s Journey to 7 Million Shared Micromobility Trips
[Micromobility Pro] Seattle's success story in e-scooter and dockless bikeshare program, from peak competition in 2022 to Lime's dominance in recent times and exclusive insights from Seattle DoT.
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Contents
Introduction
Operator Landscape & Ridership Trends
Deployment of Vehicles
Utilisation Ratio
Growth of Lime
How Seattle is Actively Supporting the Growth
Lime’s Perspective
Challenges on the Path to Growth
Conclusion
Introduction
64%, 30%, 29% and 74%*(Till September 2025) are the YoY growth of shared micromobility trips in Seattle from 2022 onwards.
We wanted to understand how this model is working, just as many others might. This piece outlines the current state of Seattle’s shared micromobility, based on direct insights from Seattle DOT and recent city data.
Cities everywhere are trying to determine the most effective ways for people to get around.
In Seattle, alongside buses, trains, and cars, you see a lot of shared bikes and electric scooters. Seattle has become a shared micromobility hub not just on the West Coast but is one of the leading cities in the country in terms of total shared micromobility trips. The city isn’t just allowing shared bikes and scooters to exist; it’s actively working to make them an everyday part of how people get around. This support, combined with a growing network of bike lanes, has resulted in year-after-year increases in ridership.
Currently, there are about 359k active members registered in the program. Out of which Lime has about 341k members registered, and the remaining 18k are registered on Bird.
Operator Landscape & Ridership Trends
