It’s not just your imagination: There are more shared bikes and scooters zipping around the streets of Seattle.

Data collected by the city's Department of Transportation shows that between January and early August of 2025, the number of trips recorded on shared bikes and scooters jumped nearly 75 percent compared with the same time period last year. 

As streets and sidewalks get more crowded – how are cities like Seattle adapting? 

Guests

Jeff Bailey, a writer and editor in Denver

Links

From E-Bikes to Scooters, Roads Are Getting More Crowded and Confusing - The Wall Street Journal

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It&rsquo;s not just your imagination: There are more shared bikes and scooters zipping around the streets of Seattle.
Data collected by the city's Department of Transportation shows that between January and early August of 2025, the number of trips recorded on shared bikes and scooters jumped nearly 75 percent compared with the same time period last year.&nbsp;
As streets and sidewalks get more crowded &ndash; how are cities like Seattle adapting?&nbsp;
Guests
Jeff Bailey, a writer and editor in Denver
Links
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/city-micromobility-street-safety-420ccae3?st=yaMxCG&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_share">From E-Bikes to Scooters, Roads Are Getting More Crowded and Confusing</a> - The Wall Street Journal
Thanks to the supporters of KUOW. You help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.&nbsp;

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