FHWA E-bike Case Study Series: Nice Ride Bikeshare System in Minneapolis Integrates E-Bikes into its Fleet

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bicycles
  • Trails
  • Bikeways
  • Case studies
  • Vehicle sharing
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HEP-23-025
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Minnesota ; Minneapolis (Minnesota)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The city of Minneapolis launched its bikeshare system, Nice Ride Minnesota, in 2010. Nice Ride was created as a nonprofit and used grants from the Federal Highway Administration and from corporate sponsors to purchase and operate 65 stations and 700 bicycles in its first season. Nice Ride was the second large-scale bikeshare program created in the United States, and Nice Ride staff played an instrumental role in the formation of the North American Bikeshare Association to share key takeaways and lessons learned with industry partners. The system rapidly grew to 200 stations and 1,850 bicycles in 2017; however, an industry shift to dockless bikeshare threatened to derail operation of the system. This case study explores Nice Ride's transition to and focus on electric bikes (e-bikes) within its fleet.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86831/dot_86831_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 895.11 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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