In an innovative partnership aimed at reshaping urban mobility, Lime, in collaboration with the League of American Bicyclists, has unveiled the 2024 Lime Mobility Insights Competition. This initiative seeks to empower two U.S. communities by leveraging comprehensive datasets and expert analyses to address critical transportation issues such as safety, equity, and accessibility.

A Mission for the Future

At Lime, our mission is to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable, and carbon-free. Through strategic partnerships with cities and communities across the globe, we've dedicated ourselves to understanding and mitigating the challenges faced by urban mobility systems. From reducing fare programs to enhancing safety protocols, our efforts are grounded in a commitment to making cities more safe, equitable and sustainable for everyone.

The Competition: A Catalyst for Change and Innovation

The 2024 Lime Mobility Insights Competition, co-hosted with the League of American Bicyclists, represents a transformative opportunity for communities. While Lime regularly collaborates with cities, sharing data and insights to foster improvement in urban mobility, this competition takes a step further. It offers unique access to both Lime's comprehensive datasets on travel, safety, and surveys, as well as the expert knowledge from Lime’s team and the League's Bicycle Friendly America program. This partnership focuses on tackling the prevalent challenges cities face, offering:

• Access to Extensive Datasets: Participants can delve into Lime's detailed trip, safety, and survey data, unlocking new insights and understanding mobility patterns in unprecedented ways.

• Expert Collaboration: The competition enables working closely with leading urban planners and researchers from Lime, along with the experienced professionals from the League's Bicycle Friendly America team. This synergy aims to blend data-driven insights with practical experience to confront and solve urban mobility challenges.

• Tailored Solutions: Communities will benefit from receiving custom reports or presentations, designed to address their specific needs and challenges. This personalized approach ensures that the solutions are not only relevant but also actionable.

• Opportunity to Showcase Work: A significant part of the competition is the chance to present findings and achievements in a webinar, co-hosted by Lime and the League. This platform is an excellent way to share successes and lessons learned with a broader audience, underlining the commitment to sustainable mobility.

Through this initiative, Lime and the League of American Bicyclists invite communities to rethink transportation, leveraging both data and expert knowledge to drive meaningful change.

Inspiring Change: Lime's Data-Driven Impact Worldwide

Lime's initiatives and data-driven partnerships have not only provided insights but also inspired actionable changes around the world. Here's a closer look at how Lime's data has catalyzed improvements and research across different regions:

Enhancing Accessibility with Monash University: In 2023, Lime partnered with Monash University to examine the impact of the Lime Access program in a dozen cities across three countries: Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. The study found that Lime Access riders, who benefit from reduced fares, are more likely to be locals using the service for essential trips. These riders often combine Lime with public transit, highlighting the program's role in facilitating utilitarian travel and underscoring the essential nature of affordable mobility options.

Safety Insights and Improvements: Lime's commitment to safety is exemplified through its regular sharing of comprehensive safety reports. These reports, which detail collision severity, trends, and mitigation tactics, have been instrumental in cities like Seattle. Analysis revealed that 60% of Lime-reported injuries occurred on streets lacking bicycle infrastructure, emphasizing the need for safer biking environments.

Promoting Safe Streets with USC: A collaboration with the University of Southern California investigated the effects of 'slow streets' on Lime ridership. This study showcased Lime's unique position to offer city-wide, long-term data, revealing a significant increase in dockless trips on slow streets, compared to similar roadways without such designations.

Eligibility

Eligibility for the Mobility Insights Competition extends to U.S. communities that are not only Lime cities but also current or aspiring members of the Bicycle Friendly America program. This criteria ensures that participants are already aligned with the principles of sustainable and accessible urban mobility.

Apply now

Interested communities should mark their calendars—the application deadline is April 26, 2024, at 5pm PT, with the winners to be announced the following May. You can apply here.

For additional details or inquiries, please reach out to [email protected].