Shared Micromobility Challenges and Opportunities

Sunday, April 2, 2023

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

Location: 121A

CM | 1.5

Division Endorsement: Transportation Planning Division

Moderator and Speaker(s)

Colin Brown, AICP (he/him/his)

Transportation Planner
Sam Schwartz Engineering
BROOKLYN, New York

Speaker(s)

JV

Jake Vissers

Transportation Planner
Sam Schwartz
Chicago, Illinois
Stacey Meekins

Director of Transportation Planning
Sam Schwartz
Chicago, Illinois
AB

Abel Braughton
Cara Bader (she/her/hers)

Senior Public Policy Manager, Transit, Bikes & Scooters
Lyft
Chicago, Illinois

Shared micromobility systems are increasingly important components of many cities' mobility toolkits. They provide important first- and last-mile transportation options that complement other transit modes, often at relatively low costs. Yet, many city agencies still face critical hurdles before implementing successful shared micromobility systems

This presentation explores the current landscape of shared micromobility in the United States, drawing on experiences from the country’s two largest municipal systems – New York City (CitiBike) and Chicago (Divvy) – to provide context and lessons learned. Roundtable conversations incorporate input from large and small cities alike to generate useful ideas on how to address a variety of micromobility challenges.

NPC Peer Reviewers assigned this presentation a learning level of Advanced. For more on learning-level descriptions, visit our General Information Page.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the critical challenges of siting and implementing municipal micromobility systems and how to address them by building community buy-in.
Assess the changing landscape of shared micromobility devices and how the Citibike and Divvy systems have evolved since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discuss challenges and opportunities of shared micromobility systems and how to better allocate limited resources within them.