According to the North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association, the rate of shared micromobility usage across North America has reached record-breaking levels in recent years — particularly after the decline in micromobility trips during the COVID-19 pandemic. Micromobility includes privately owned and shared-use station-based or dockless fleets of fully or partially human-operated vehicles, typically in the form of bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters.
Their emergence as an alternative transportation option has led them to be an additional active transportation option, especially in first- and last-mile trips. The following sections contain micromobility information on statistics and trends, emerging research and technologies, pilot programs and best practices, and an inventory of micromobility policies by city, county, or region. Click on the links below to explore each topic.
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has updated their classification of micromobility vehicles in the 2025 edition of "Taxonomy and Classification of Powered Micromobility Vehicles." For a general overview of powered forms of micromobility and their features, refer to the info brief “The Basics of Micromobility and Related Motorized Devices for Personal Transport” from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC). For information on micromobility in the California Vehicle Codes, refer to the CATSIP CVC page