City of Portland, Maine

Shared Micromobility System Advisory, System Design & Planning, Business, Operations & Funding Strategy

The City of Portland, Maine had made several attempts to launch a bike share system for the city, over an 8-year span, but was never successful in getting the program off the ground. In 2021, the City released an RFP, and SustainMobility advised the operator who was selected to operate and manage the system, Tandem Mobility. We worked with the City’s planning and public works departments to identify bike share hub locations, and meet with stakeholders and potential funders to launch the system. Portland Bikeshare launched in August 2022 with the first phase, and SustainMobility worked with the City and bike share operator to expand the system and sustain its operation.