New York Uses Shared Micromobility to Reach Climate Goals
Part 6 of NABSA’s series on the role of individual states and provinces in shared micromobility. Learn more about the series here.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) administers the state’s main funding stream for shared micromobility investments, treating shared e-bikes and e-scooters as zero-emission transportation and tying investment directly to the state’s climate goals.
New York is home to North America’s largest shared micromobility system, Citi Bike. Located in Metro New York City, Citi Bike launched in 2013 and now boasts over 35,000 bicycles and 2,300 docking stations, registering more than 46 million rides in 2025. The system operates without direct public operating subsidy under a contract between New York City and Lyft Urban Solutions. The New York City Department of Transportation also runs a shared e-scooter program in the Bronx and Queens.
Outside of New York City, there are several smaller systems like Reddy Bikeshare, which launched in 2016, offers 520 bikes at more than 120 stations across greater Buffalo. In the Capital Region, the CDPHP Cycle! bikeshare launched in 2017 through the Capital District Transportation Authority.
The state’s signature effort to fund shared micromobility is through the Clean Mobility Program administered by NYSERDA. In June 2024, Governor Hochul announced $32 million for shared electric transportation solutions such as micromobility, shuttles, and ridesharing services, supporting community-led planning and demonstration projects with priority given to disadvantaged communities. The program supports the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 85 percent by 2050.
In March 2025, NYSERDA awarded 29 communities up to $100,000 to conduct feasibility studies on shared electric transportation solutions, 16 of which included feasibility studies to explore mobility solutions including bikeshare and scootershare. In summer 2025, the state opened a second phase, making more than $21 million available for demonstration projects ready to move from planning into real-world operations. We expect these awards to be announced later this year.
New York has paired the scale of the continent’s largest bikeshare market with a dedicated state funding stream that treats shared micromobility as climate infrastructure, using phased planning and demonstration grants to seed new services in the communities that have historically had the fewest options.