Lyft and Spin recently announced a partnership making Spin scooters now available through the Lyft app in 14 US cities.
"With our bikes and scooters now in 14 US cities, Lyft has made strides to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation," Lyft Vice President of Transit and Micromobility Policy said, according to Lyft. "Working together with Spin allows us to expand access to micromobility and serve more people in more areas, all in the Lyft app.”
Lyft says the rollout began in Nashville, Tenn., on March 24. This new partnership will allow riders to unlock Spin scooters by scanning the QR code on the scooter through the Lyft app.
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) reports that in 2019, Americans took 136 million micromobility trips on shared bikes and scooters. Micromobility rideshare systems grew in popularity year over year throughout the 2010s, with just 321,000 in 2010.
“We couldn’t be more excited about this exclusive partnership to bring access to Spin vehicles to millions of Lyft riders across the country," Spin CEO Ben Bear said, according to Lyft. "This is the latest in a series of integrations focused on making it just as easy to get around cities via multimodal transportation as it is with a personal car. This partnership has been a long time in the making and it has been clear in every interaction with the Lyft team that we share both a common vision for the sustainable future of urban transportation and a commitment to working with cities and public transit authorities the right way.”
According to Lyft, riders in the select cities will see the Spin scooters as a transit option when searching for their destination in their Lyft app. Once tapping on the scooter icon at the bottom of their screen, riders can view scooters available nearby.
According to Lyft, the following cities can take advantage of the new feature starting in April: Phoenix; Detroit; Cleveland; Pittsburgh; Salt Lake City; Providence, R.I.; Raleigh/Durham, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Fort Collins, Colo.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Kansas City, Mo.; and Memphis and Nashville, Tenn.