Bike Estácio Shared Bike System (Tembici)

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Tembici runs Curitiba's docked bike-share under sponsor branding "Bike Estácio": launched July 2023 with 250 bikes at 20 stations, it grew to 780 bikes (530 electric) across 51 stations by June 2024. GPS on the e-bikes tracks location and deters theft; riders unlock via the Tembici app or a station QR code.

Live 📅 since 2023

Outcome🔄 Ongoing

Evidence🏛️ Official

Run byTembici, in partnership with the City of Curitiba and sponsor Estácio

Scale🏙️ City-wide

📊 Impact

Tembici reported the system passed 1 million cumulative trips within less than a year of operation (by mid-2024), with over 1 million km ridden between January and April 2024 alone (operator-reported figures).

🎓 Lesson

Growth came from converting to a sponsor-subsidized model (Estácio) and rapid electrification (530 of 780 bikes are e-bikes) rather than fleet size alone — but all usage figures are self-reported by the operator; no independent ridership audit was found.

🚲 Mobility Shared mobility Cycling Sensors & IoT

Sources

↗ Prefeitura de Curitiba — official launch announcementLaunch details, 500 bikes/50 stations, GPS on e-bikes

↗ Tembici — official Curitiba product pageCurrent fleet (780 bikes/51 stations), pricing, GPS/anti-vandal feature

↗ Prefeitura de Curitiba — 780-bike expansion announcementJune 2024 expansion to 780 bikes/51 stations, 1 million trips milestone

↗ Portal do Trânsito — one-year usage report1M+ km Jan-Apr 2024, user survey figures, dated 7 Aug 2024

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📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Bike Estácio Shared Bike System (Tembici)” — Curitiba, Brazil. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/curitiba-tembici-bikeshare/ (last verified 2026-08-05). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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