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“At Shared Mobility Inc., we believe the people closest to transportation challenges are often the ones best equipped to solve them.
Our Community E-Bike Library model was built on a simple idea: trusted community organizations should have the tools, resources, and support to deliver transportation solutions that reflect the unique needs of the people they serve.
Rather than asking residents to adapt to transportation systems, we work with communities to create programs that are accessible, locally driven, and rooted in mobility justice.”
Shane Paul, Program Manager
Community E-Bike Libraries provide free access to electric bicycles through local nonprofit organizations, neighborhood groups, and community institutions.
Each organization develops a program that reflects its own mission and the people it serves. Some libraries focus on helping residents access employment and education. Others prioritize health, recreation, food access, or expanding mobility options for historically underserved neighborhoods.
There is no single model because every community is different.
That flexibility is what makes Community E-Bike Libraries successful.
more than 2,000
decommissioned JUMP e-bikes
When Uber discontinued its JUMP bikeshare operations, thousands of e-bikes faced disposal rather than continued use. Shared Mobility Inc. pushed for a different outcome, ultimately securing more than 2,000 decommissioned JUMP e-bikes that could be refurbished, repurposed, and returned to communities instead of becoming waste.
Those bikes became the foundation for Community E-Bike Libraries and other mobility justice initiatives across the country. Working with local partners, SMI helped transform former commercial bikeshare equipment into community-controlled transportation resources—extending the useful life of the bikes while putting valuable mobility assets into the hands of organizations serving people who needed them.
Our goal was never simply to distribute bicycles. It was to build local capacity.
Shared Mobility Inc. developed the framework, operational guidance, and technical assistance that allowed community organizations to confidently manage their own transportation programs while maintaining the flexibility to serve their communities in ways that made the greatest impact.
Support included:
Program development
Operational planning
Fleet deployment
Staff and volunteer training
Bicycle safety education
Rider orientation
Maintenance guidance
Community outreach
Long-term technical assistance
Fiscal Sponsorship
By investing in local organizations, we created transportation programs that were community-controlled, adaptable, and built around long-term sustainability.
Community E-Bike Libraries were designed to remove barriers to transportation while giving communities ownership over how mobility services were delivered.
By placing resources directly into trusted neighborhood organizations, these programs expanded access to affordable transportation while strengthening local leadership, building partnerships, and creating solutions that reflected community priorities.
This approach continues to shape how Shared Mobility Inc. thinks about transportation planning, implementation, and shared mobility today.
Providing access to an e-bike is only one piece of the equation.
Every Community E-Bike Library emphasized education, safety, and rider confidence.
Participants learned safe riding techniques, bicycle operation, battery charging, route planning, and traffic awareness before taking an e-bike into their community.
By combining education with access, communities were equipped not only to ride safely, but to view cycling as a practical and reliable form of everyday transportation.
The Community E-Bike Library model was developed through partnerships with organizations committed to expanding transportation access and mobility justice. Together, these partnerships demonstrated how community organizations can successfully lead transportation initiatives when provided with the right tools, resources, and technical support.
Buffalo, NY
One of the first Community E-Bike Libraries in the country, East Side Bike Club has become a hub for cycling on Buffalo’s East Side. The organization operates a community bike shop, provides bicycle safety education through League Cycling Instructors, hosts monthly rides, and offers long-term e-bike rentals that expand transportation access.
Buffalo, NY
For more than a decade, The Tool Library has promoted the sharing economy by providing residents access to tools, educational programming, and community resources. It expanded that mission by adding an E-Bike Library, bringing shared transportation into its community resource model.
Niagara Falls, NY
Create a Healthier Niagara Falls Collaborative uses e-bikes to advance community health and mobility. Through safety education, community rides, and the distribution of more than 150 e-bikes to income-qualified residents, the organization demonstrates how transportation can improve health and quality of life.
Los Angeles County, CA
Shared Mobility Inc. partnered with Pacoima Beautiful to launch Electro Bici, a Community E-Bike Library serving the Northeast San Fernando Valley. The program provides free access to more than 100 e-bikes while advancing mobility justice and improving access to jobs, schools, and essential services.
Chicago, IL
Shared Mobility Inc. partnered with Equiticity to advance mobility justice through education, workforce development, and community ownership through donated bikes. Equiticity’s vision combines e-bike access with bicycle mechanic training and neighborhood-based mobility initiatives while advancing The Go Hub in North Lawndale— a planned community mobility center with goals of offering shared bikes, vehicles, mobility education, and other shared transportation resources.
Carlisle, PA
Tomorrow’s Neighbors launched a Community E-Bike Library to support individuals returning to the community after incarceration. By providing reliable transportation alongside supportive services, the program helps participants access employment, essential services, and opportunities for successful reintegration.
While Shared Mobility Inc.’s work has grown to include transportation planning, shared mobility operations, mobility hubs, electrification, and innovative transportation programs, the Community E-Bike Library remains an important part of our story.
It helped establish a philosophy that continues to guide our work today:
Transportation solutions are most successful when they are community-driven, rooted in mobility justice, supported by trusted local organizations, and designed for long-term sustainability.
The Shared Mobility Team
The Community E-Bike Library model helped shape our broader approach to transportation by combining community partnerships, education, operational expertise, and implementation to create mobility programs that deliver lasting impact.
A Community E-Bike Library provides free or low-cost access to e-bikes through a trusted local organization and educational services about active transportation and cycling safety. Depending on community needs, participants may borrow an e-bike for a short trip, an extended period, or as part of a structured transportation or education program.
Libraries are operated by non-profit organizations, neighborhood groups, and community institutions that understand the transportation needs of the people they serve. Shared Mobility Inc. provides the planning, training, operational guidance, and technical support needed to help these organizations manage their programs successfully.
Eligibility and borrowing requirements vary by program. Libraries may serve neighborhood residents, people seeking transportation to work or school, individuals returning from incarceration, or others who face barriers to reliable transportation. Contact the participating organization in your community for specific details.
Programs combine e-bike access with education on safe riding, traffic awareness, battery charging, route planning, and proper bicycle operation. Many also provide rider orientations, safety classes, helmets, and ongoing support to help participants ride safely and confidently.
Many of the original bikes came from Uber’s discontinued JUMP bikeshare fleet. Shared Mobility Inc. helped secure more than 2,000 decommissioned e-bikes so they could be refurbished and repurposed as community transportation resources rather than discarded.
SMI helps partners develop programs, plan operations, deploy and maintain fleets, train staff and volunteers, educate riders, conduct community outreach, and build plans for long-term sustainability. This support is tailored to each organization’s mission, capacity, and community priorities.
Organizations interested in expanding transportation access can contact Shared Mobility Inc. to discuss their community’s needs, potential program models, available resources, and opportunities for technical assistance or partnership.
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Shared Mobility Inc. works with governments, funders, community organizations, and transportation partners to develop and operate safe, equitable, and community-centered e-bike incentive programs.
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