Arvada reports 130,000+ shared micro‑mobility trips since 2022; council hears data and expansion options

Aslan Droski, the city’s bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, told the Arvada City Council on July 8 that the city’s shared micro‑mobility program has recorded 130,368 trips from January 2022 through May 2025 and continues to grow.

Droski said the program began as a one‑year pilot with vendor BIRD in January 2022, expanded service areas in late 2022, and moved to annual permitted operation under Arvada’s municipal code in 2023 after Bird exited and Lime became the vendor. He told the council the city currently caps device deployment at 200 vehicles and is seeing an average of about 125 devices on the street, with winter months dropping below 80 and summer months approaching the cap.

Why it matters: City staff said micro‑mobility trips are replacing some short car trips, connecting people with retail and transit, and shifting local travel patterns. Council members discussed whether to remove the program’s “pilot” label, expand the service area and add device types such as e‑bikes and seated e‑gliders.

Droski described how the program operates and is regulated. Two documents govern the service: a staff‑editable rules and regulations document (enforced by the infrastructure director) and the municipal code (the ordinance that established the program and that only council may change). He said vendors must enforce parking compliance in part through an AI photo check that asks riders to photograph…