Bike Share Data & Permitting
Updated: August 25th, 2022
New: Check out our how-to guide for using Seattle bike share and scooter share here:
How to Use Scooter Share and Bike Share
Seattle Bike Share
Seattle bike share options allow people to rent bikes for commuting, quick errands, trips to Link light rail, all-day adventures, and everything in between. Free-floating bike share has been operating in Seattle since 2017. This page provides information about bike share program data and permitting.
Seattle's bike share consists of electric-assist bicycles. In addition, since 2020, Seattle has offered a free-floating scooter share program. For scooter share program data and permitting information, visit the Scooter Share Data & Permitting page. If you are interested in learning how to use bike share or scooter share, visit: How to Use Scooter Share and Bike Share.
Bike Share Vendors
Seattle has issued bike share permits to Lime and Veo. Bike share permits are issued on a rolling basis.
Data Dashboard
The below dashboard shows a summary of the trip and fleet size data we use to inform permit compliance, program evaluation, and broader transportation planning purposes. If you have any questions about the data, please contact us at BikeShare@seattle.gov.
General Bikeshare Feed Specification (GBFS)
These data are accessible by API, and each company operating in Seattle will host its own API feed as a requirement of their permit terms. Details on the data specification, called the General Bikeshare Feed Specification (GBFS), can be found here, with current URLs listed below.
Lime Feeds
- https://data.lime.bike/api/partners/v1/gbfs/seattle/gbfs.json
- https://data.lime.bike/api/partners/v1/gbfs/seattle/system_information.json
- https://data.lime.bike/api/partners/v1/gbfs/seattle/station_information.json
- https://data.lime.bike/api/partners/v1/gbfs/seattle/station_status.json
- https://data.lime.bike/api/partners/v1/gbfs/seattle/free_bike_status.json
Veo Feeds
Questions or comments?
Please contact us at BikeShare@seattle.gov
SDOT Free-floating Bike Share Permitting Archive
- Permit Requirements for the 2020-2021 Permit Year
- Mobility Data Privacy and Handling Guidelines
- Low-income Access Plans
- Permit Applications
- Scoring Criteria
- Scores Matrix
- Application Packets: Jump | Lime | Lyft
- Free-Floating Bike Share Fee Schedule Ordinance (Ord. 125634)
- 2019 Free Floating Bike Share Evaluation Report
- 2017 - 2018 Permit Year Pilot Evaluation Report
- Appendix A: Bike Share Pilot Permit Requirements (2017-2018 permit year)
- Appendix B: TDC Bike Share Evaluation Report
- Appendix C: EMC Survey Report
- Appendix D: SDOT Citywide Survey Report
- Appendix E: SDOT Disability-Specific Survey Report
- Appendix F: Feedback Received Report
- Appendix G: Bike Parking Analysis
- Presentation to Seattle City Council Sustainability and Transportation Committee (February 5, 2019)
- Presentation to Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (January 9, 2019)
- Presentation to Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (December 12, 2018)
- Presentation to Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (December 5, 2018)
- Presentation to Pedestrian Access Advisory Committee (July 23, 2018)
- Annual Permit Recommendations to City Council (July 17, 2018)
- Pilot Evaluation Report to City Council (June 5, 2018)
- Adaptive Cycle Sharing Presentation to Washington Bike Summit (April 28, 2018)
- Presentation to Pedestrian Access Advisory Committee (March 12, 2018)
- Presentation for Public Meeting (Bike Share and People with Disabilities, March 2, 2018)
- Presentation to Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (December 11, 2017)
- Pilot Update to City Council (September 13, 2017)
- 2.2 Million rides on bike share last year! (April 16, 2020)
- A new way to report poorly parked bike share bikes (April 7, 2020)
- Bike share & car share companies step up cleaning practices since onset of COVID-19 (March 30, 2020)
- Bike share sees record high ridership and improved bike parking (December 3, 2019)
- The plan to make bike share work better for everyone. (August 23, 2019)
- Fearless Tyler! Making the Most of Outdoors for All's Free Adaptive Cycles. (August 6, 2019)
- 1,500 New Bike Parking Spaces (June 11, 2019)
- VIDEO: Bike Share Parking, Do the Right Thing! (June 5, 2019)
- 10,000 Bike Parking Spots and Counting! (May 15, 2019)
- Adaptive Cycle Partnership with Outdoors for All (May 7, 2019)
- Bike Share Parking 101 (May 3, 2019)
- Permit 2.0 Launch (November 19, 2018)
- So, what’s next for bike share in Seattle? (July 13, 2018)
- Seattle Bike Share Pilot: 1 yr Later (July 11, 2018)
- BIKE SHARE | Survey’s Juicy Details! (May 2, 2018)
- NEW IN BALLARD | Designated Bike Share Parking Areas (March 15, 2018)
- Rolling With the Homies: Seattle Bike Share Pilot a Rolling Success (September 19, 2017)
- Free-Floating Bike Share Parking 101 (September 8, 2017)