Lime’s first and only e-scooter share service in the world with docking locking parking stations has now recorded a milestone of 10,000 rides in Vancouver.
This relatively high ridership figure was achieved during Lime’s first seven weeks of service in the city, which began on September 12, 2024. At the outset, the service operated within a small geographical area in northeast Vancouver, covering the Hastings-Sunrise and Grandview-Woodlands neighbourhoods, with an initial fleet of 100 e-scooters and 29 stations.
Furthermore, Lime’s e-scooter service in Vancouver has now had 2,528 unique users, with rides lasting an average of 11 minutes.
“This milestone showcases not just the growing popularity of our service but also the community’s commitment to sustainable mobility solutions. Residents and visitors alike are seeking greener active transportation options, and we’re eager to collaborate with the City to expand thoughtfully and strategically,” said Sonia Kandola, Lime Canada’s director of government relations, in a statement on Monday.
“Our focus remains on enhancing urban mobility while fostering a cleaner, more connected community. We prioritize safe riding and proper parking, and we’re dedicated to gathering feedback from residents and riders to continually improve our service.”
Location of the first 29 locking docking parking stations within the Hastings-Sunrise and Grandview-Woodland neighbourhoods for Lime’s first phase rollout of its Vancouver e-scooter share service in September 2024. (Lime)
Lime’s e-scooter share phased service expansion in Vancouver from Summer 2024 to 2025. (Lime)
The initial limited service area within northeast Vancouver is highly strategic for Lime and enables the company to gradually learn and adapt to its unique made-for-Vancouver model to abide by the municipal government’s requirement of deploying a system with docking locking parking stations.
From northeast Vancouver, Lime will expand westward to other neighbourhoods and districts of the city, including the downtown Vancouver peninsula, eventually becoming a citywide service.
Lime confirmed this week that it will expand its services to the Strathcona and Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods before the end of 2024.
Lime’s e-scooter share’s docking locking parking stations in Vancouver. (Daniel Chai/Daily Hive)
“We’re thrilled to have Lime shared e-scooters in Vancouver and to see the positive response and strong ridership in just the first month,” said Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim.
“The parking stations have really helped keep our streets and sidewalks safe and uncluttered, and I’m excited to work with Lime, residents, and local businesses to expand the program citywide. Thanks to our partners for supporting this initiative, and I look forward to working with you all to make Lime shared e-scooters a long-term success in Vancouver.”
To date, Lime has been the most common operator of choice for shared micromobility services for local governments in Metro Vancouver.
The company already operates e-scooter and e-bike share services for Coquitlam and Richmond, which recently saw its service area significantly expand from the Richmond City Centre area to Steveston Village. It also operates e-bike share services in the District of West Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, and the Squamish Nation’s reserves.
Earlier in August 2024, under a partnership with the City of New Westminster, Lime launched an e-bike share service in the downtown New Westminster and Uptown areas.
The growing size of Lime’s operations in Metro Vancouver likely provides the company with economies of scale for further service expansion and improvements in the region.