Micromobility Open Data Integration

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Denver's shared e-scooter and e-bike program has been regulated under the Mobility Data Specification since 2021. Riders have logged 26 million-plus trips, displacing an estimated 13 million car trips. In May 2026 Veo took over as the city's sole operator from Lime and Bird, consolidating scooters, e-bikes and a planned adaptive trike under one app.

Live 📅 since 2021
Evidence🏛️ Official
what does this mean?The strongest source is the operator's or the city's own reporting — an official report, dataset or press release. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →
Scale🏙️ City-wide

📊 Impact

City data cited by local press: 26 million+ shared bike/scooter trips since 2021, an estimated 13 million car trips displaced.

🎓 Lesson

Consolidating to a single operator simplifies the rider app and city administration, but it also concentrates all leverage in one vendor's hands — worth watching for pricing or service-quality effects post-switch.

Sources

↗ City and County of Denver DOTI (authority)Official program page: current operator status, transition timeline, quarterly usage dashboard.
↗ City and County of Denver DOTI — Veo FAQ (authority)Official FAQ on the Veo selection, single-operator rationale, and Spring 2026 transition.
↗ CBS Colorado (press)News coverage citing city trip and car-displacement data.
↗ Open Mobility Foundation (independent)Independent registry confirming Denver's use of the Mobility Data Specification.
📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Micromobility Open Data Integration” — Denver, United States. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/denver-smart-scooters/ (last verified 2026-07-19). Data: CC BY 4.0.

The underlying data is free to reuse with attribution — see the open data page.

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