Advocacy

Advocacy Why Shared Micromobility? Shared micromobility is a tool that can be leveraged to build more equitable, environmentally sustainable, resilient transportation ecosystems. For over a decade, shared micromobility has proven to reduce carbon emissions from transportation, and increase equity and access to transportation. It’s helped cities reduce congestion, improve community…

2023 NABSA Strategic Directions + Member Networking Recap

NABSA Convenes Members to Announce 2023 Strategic Directions, the 2023 Conference, and to Connect with One Another Each year, the NABSA Board and staff put member feedback to work by incorporating it into strategic directions for the coming year. On January 24th, NABSA hosted a member event announcing our strategic directions for 2023 and offering members an opportunity to meet and…

2022 Conference Recap

Thank you to all of our attendees and supporters! From October 25 through October 27, NABSA convened shared micromobility and transportation leaders, practitioners, operators and equipment providers in Guadalajara, Mexico, for our ¡Vamos! Let’s go! Defining the Future of Micromobility Together Conference.  Special thanks to our host BKT bici pública, our presenting sponsor Lyft, and…

The 2021 Shared Micromobility State of the Industry Report is Here!

NABSA’s Third Annual Industry Report Shows Shared Micromobility Coming Out of the Pandemic Better Than it Went In Today, NABSA releases the third annual Shared Micromobility State of the Industry Report for North America - the only report of its kind tracking the trends, growth, and success of shared micromobility across North America. Shared micromobility is coming out of the…

2022 NABSA Mid-Year Member Call

2022 NABSA Mid-Year Member Call In January 2022, NABSA held a meeting with members to announce and discuss our strategic directions for the year. On July 26th, NABSA’s Executive Director, Sam Herr, and NABSA Board President, Caroline Samponaro, updated members on NABSA’s work and progress so far this year and what we’re looking forward to the rest of the year. The presentation included…

2021 Report Coming Soon!

The 2021 State of the Industry Report Will be Here Soon! In 2019, NABSA released the first annual Shared Micromobility State of the Industry Report for North America, marking the first time that the shared micromobility industry had in-depth, year-over-year metrics demonstrating its trends, growth, and success in North America. Then, in 2020, we released the second report highlighting the…

Member Programs: Climate Impacts

NABSA Members Are Actively Working to Reduce the Industry’s Climate Impacts Since its inception, shared micromobility has provided people the option of a climate-friendly way of getting around. Having these options is even more important now as we face a global climate crisis. According to our 2020 Shared Micromobility State of the Industry Report for North America, 36% of shared…

2022 Strategic Directions

NABSA Announces its Strategic Directions for 2022 On Thursday, January 27th, NABSA hosted our annual members-only Strategic Directions Call discussing our priorities for 2022. Members heard from our Executive Director, Samantha Herr, and NABSA Board President, Caroline Samponaro. The presentation kicked off with a summary of highlights from 2021: We celebrated the release of the…

Member Spotlight: Bublr Bikes

Member Spotlight - Bublr Bikes Bublr Bikes is Greater Milwaukee’s nonprofit bikeshare program that delivers an accessible, convenient, integrated, and sustainable bikeshare system for all. They’re currently a pedal bike system, but they’re excited to be adding e-bikes to their fleet later this year! Bublr recently hosted the graduation ceremony for the 2021 class of their B3 Workforce…

Integrating Shared Micromobility into Transportation Networks

Making the Connection: Incorporating Shared Micromobility Into Multi-Modal Transportation Networks For many of us, our commute to work for the last two years has simply been to walk from one room to another. However, getting to work or other services looked very different before the pandemic. The pandemic has helped highlight the shortcomings of a transportation system designed to move…

Roundtable Discussion: State of the Industry

NABSA and SUMC Brought Together Industry Experts for a Roundtable Discussing the State of the Industry Earlier this year, NABSA celebrated the release of the 2020 Shared Micromobility State of the Industry Report for North America. In addition to reporting on ridership trends, the report includes CO2 offset, mode shift, transit integration, equity, physical activity, and economic impact…

New 2021 Board Members

Meet NABSA's Newly Elected Board Members! During our annual conference this year, NABSA members elected six new members to our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors helps to guide the actions of NABSA to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our members and serving and advancing the shared micromobility industry. Terms are two years for all seats, except the two allocated seats,…