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 💶 Berlin’s bikeshare brakeoff

Contrary to original plans, the Berlin Senate will not continue financial support for a publicly operated bike-sharing system. The city's contract with the current provider, nextbike, runs until the end of June.

This decision comes as, nextbike says, the system is more successful than ever before: it recorded twice as many trips in the first quarter of 2025 (1.25 million) than in the whole of 2024.

However, this is not the end. Despite the public funding being cut, nextbike are planning to stay in Berlin and continue to run their service, with the blessing of the city. With this move come uncertainties of profitability — will the scheme be operable without public funds?

 💙 Micromobility injury risk down 30% since 2021

Micro-Mobility for Europe has published a new study that finds the risk of serious injury of shared vehicles continues to drop.

Analysing 312 million scooter trips and 79 million electric bike trips in 2024, injury risk on shared micromobility vehicles is down 7.9% compared to last year, and down 29.8% since 2021 (calculated per million km travelled). The data also shows that risk of a serious injury is lower on a scooter than on an electric bike.

 🎥 The Perfect Bike Share Scheme

Bike sharing continues to grow rapidly across European cities, unlocking access to bikes for all - bringing zero-carbon mobility, cleaner air, healthier citizens, and more vibrant urban spaces. But behind every successful scheme lies a careful balance of smart planning, innovation, and insight.

Register for CIE’s webinar on 20th May at 3pm (CEST) to hear from leading industry experts on what creates bike share success. On the panel are:

• Maxim Romain, Dott

• Caroline Samponaro, Lyft Urban Solutions

• Mareike Rauchhaus, nextbike

• Alejandro Martín, Inurba Mobility

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INDUSTRY NEWS 🗞️

Beryl posts pre-tax loss of £7.5m for the 2023-4 financial year.

Natuurlijk!Deelmobiliteit publishes report on shared cargo bike use in The Netherlands.

nextbike reached a record 51 million trips in 2024 and is poised for further growth in 2025, following the recent launch of new systems in León (Spain), Mulhouse (France), Braunschweig, and Leipzig (Germany). The company has also secured new contracts in Cergy-Pontoise (France) and Wroclaw (Poland).

Lime plans to deploy 10,000 new LimeBikes and ‘LimeGliders’ in Europe and North America this spring.