City of Vancouver renews Mobi bike share contract for five more years
Vancouver’s public bike share system is set to continue operating for at least another five years after the City of Vancouver renewed its contract with Vancouver Bike Share, the operator of Mobi by Rogers, through the end of 2031.
Upon inquiry, the City told Daily Hive Urbanized that it recently agreed to a second five-year contract extension with the company.
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Mobi marked its 10th anniversary earlier this summer. The system launched on July 20, 2016, initially serving a small area of Vancouver. Over the following years, both its fleet and geographic coverage steadily expanded beyond the Downtown Vancouver peninsula and Central Broadway corridor areas.
In 2023, Mobi also extended beyond the City of Vancouver’s jurisdiction for the first — and so far only — time, bringing its bike share service to the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus.
The original agreement ran from February 2016 until Dec. 31, 2021, before the City approved its first five-year extension covering Jan. 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2026.
The latest extension will take effect at the beginning of 2027 and keep the agreement in place until Dec. 31, 2031.
The original contract gave the City the option of approving three separate five-year extensions. Two have now been used, leaving the possibility of one final extension that could keep the agreement in place beyond 2031 — perhaps through the end of 2036.
The City did not identify any specific changes included in the latest extension, but said each renewal can be amended to reflect lessons learned, improve operating procedures, and accommodate upgrades to the bike share system.
For example, after e-bikes were first added to the fleet in 2022, the first contract extension introduced specific e-bike performance data that Vancouver Bike Share was required to provide to the municipal government.
Mobi CEO Mia Kohout said the system has recorded millions of trips since it launched a decade ago.
Since its launch, Mobi has recorded more than 8.8 million rides, with one million unique users collectively travelling more than 25.5 million km.
“It is a privilege to provide bike share services to residents and visitors of the City of Vancouver and UBC,” Kohout told Daily Hive Urbanized.
“With the extension of our supply agreement, we remain committed to providing a sustainable, affordable, active and fun transportation option for years to come.”
Map of Mobi bike share stations in Vancouver, August 2026. (Vancouver Bike Share)
Map of Mobi bike share stations at the University of British Columbia campus, August 2026. (Vancouver Bike Share)
The renewal also comes amid some competition from Lime’s shared e-scooters, which launched in Vancouver in Summer 2024 and have expanded significantly into Downtown Vancouver and other central areas since Spring 2025.
However, the municipal government and company’s joint decision to extend the Mobi contract through 2031 suggests the bike share service has maintained a strong and valued role in Vancouver’s active transportation network, despite the arrival of a major multinational competitor.
To some extent, Mobi and Lime may also be complementary rather than direct competitors, as some Mobi riders may have no interest in using e-scooters, while some Lime users may prefer e-scooters over bikes. Together, the two services broaden the overall use and appeal of shared micromobility by serving different, although partly overlapping, groups of riders.
Lime’s contract with the City of Vancouver has an initial term of five years, with the option to renew for three additional five-year terms, totalling up to 20 years. Vancouver Bike Share also submitted a bid for the City’s e-scooter share service contract, but was unsuccessful.