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Shared Mobility

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What is shared mobility?

Shared mobility is the official term for bike shares and dockless scooter systems. Shared mobility devices provide users an option to rent personal transportation for one-way trips.

Users in Salt Lake City have the choice of GREENbike bike share and e-scooters from two companies: Spin and Lime.

How does it work?

A shared mobility device is rented to the public from multiple locations within a city. To begin the rental process, companies typically require users to download and app to unlock the device, or in the case of GREENbike, use a kiosk at a station. When finished with a trip on a dockless e-scooter, users should park the device anywhere between sidewalk and the curb – where you might see a bench or a trash can, but not blocking pedestrian walkways.

A graphic showing users where to park rental scooters.

How can you be a courteous user?

Riding on the sidewalk is not allowed downtown. If you’re on an e-scooter or bike, stick to the street. Use our bike map to plan your route.

Be thoughtful when you are parking a dockless e-scooter. In general, you can park a shared dockless device between the sidewalk and the curb as long as it is not next to:

  • A bike rack

  • A lamp post or other street pole

  • UTA bus stop sign

  • On the sidewalk where it will impede ADA access and the general flow of people

You cannot park a shared bicycle or scooter:

  • Within 50 feet of a GREENbike station

  • At a UTA bus or train stop

  • In vehicle parking spots

Background

In July 2018, the first dockless scooter companies launched in Salt Lake City. In 2020, the Salt Lake City Council adopted an ordinance (56-20) to include a dockless shared mobility section to City code. This ordinance sets requirements for scooter companies and users.

The City is working on creating a parking map and possible parking infrastructure in downtown and in other high-use areas.

To explore some of the data on scooter use in Salt Lake City, you can visit our public data map.

Contact us

Send us an email for more information or to file a complaint.

Email: dockless@slc.gov

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