About Cascadia Mobility

Cascadia Mobility is an independent Oregon public benefit 501(c)(3) professional shared and active transportation operations nonprofit, helping to bridge the gap between the deliberate, purposeful pace of city government and transit agencies, and the fast-paced ever-innovating transportation technology industry, optimizing outcomes for both. We are like a hyper local, nimble micro-transit agency for micromobility, working with small to mid sized cities and equipment providers to plan, launch, and operate shared micromobility and active transportation programs.

Funding for Cascadia Mobility programs comes from a mix of sources: grants, sponsors, and revenues earned through programs themselves such as paid fares for bike or e-scooter share trips, bike valets, and events. Our cooperative shared-mobility operating model has state and local sponsorship, and (most importantly) broad community support. Cascadia Mobility programs work very closely with a wide range of community stakeholders and partners to ensure all voices are heard. 

Cascadia Mobility views shared personal transportation as a crucial part of flexible, equitable transit systems. We serve municipalities invested in connected, safe active transportation infrastructure to encourage efficient, healthy modes by creating a link with shared micromobility and electric vehicle providers from the private sector that share this collaborative vision.


Let’s not making driving the easy choice.

"Urban cycling has returned suddenly and definitively to cities and the First Movers are regular citizens who only wish to get from A to B quickly. The absence of any sub-cultural influence means that the bicycle is regarded primarily as transport and something you can do in your regular clothes."

— Mikael Colville-Andersen, Urbanist


Things We Do

  • Consulting. Code considerations, vendor options, business planning, site identification. We help cities understand where to start as a function of program goals and given constraints, and how to get buy-in from stakeholders.

  • Fundraising. Federal, State, and Local funds may be available and eligible for equipment purchase, lease, or operations. Sponsorship can provide a local identity and critical funding to support programming. Resources help cities retain control over operations and the public right of way, and help vendors focus on delivering great equipment and software. We can help pinpoint a plan to maximize the public benefit of your shared micromobility program.

  • Community Outreach & Marketing. Shared micromobility is safe, fun, affordable, healthy, and convenient. We develop a comprehensive community outreach and marketing strategy: community partnerships, events, member communications, PR, and more, including equity specific programming.

  • World-Class Professional Operations. Our leadership team has been launching and operating shared transportation programs for over a decade. We have worked with a variety of equipment vendors. With a commitment to continuous improvement and efficiency, we hire and train highly competent teams and take a data-driven approach to system performance. Health and safety comes first. After that, our eyes are on three things: maximizing bike or scooter availability, maximizing trips, and maximizing public benefit irrespective of brand or mode.

  • Stakeholder Engagement. Shared transportation programs tend to be more successful when representatives of community stakeholder groups, institutions, agencies, and/or businesses are included. We help to identify the right partners to convene, then we align on community goals, share information, and make programmatic decisions.

  • Information Sharing. Transparency, shared goals, and honesty are key ingredients in the long term success of shared and active transportation programming. We run point between cities, vendors, and customers. We help cities and equipment providers understand what is working, what isn’t, and why, then we adjust.

  • Active Transportation Entrepreneurship. If there’s an opportunity to fill a gap in active transportation programming or operations, we can fill it. Our nonprofit purpose is to provide equitable, affordable access to clean human powered and electric transportation. Cascadia Mobility is a special forces unit; an auxiliary arm of government. We get stuff done!

Through the services we provide, Cascadia Mobility offers value as a nonprofit operator to both cities and shared micromobility providers in the following ways:

Benefits to Cities

  • Programmatic Control. By bringing operations closer, through a neutral nonprofit third-party operator, the City will retain greater transparency, messaging and pricing control. Our specialized team can function as liaison and facilitator between vendor and the City, sharing information both ways, and educating the City about what works, what doesn’t, and why. If there’s a problem or need with any mode on street or on campus, Cascadia Mobility can be the single point of contact.

  • Coordinated operations & outreach. In case a city invites multiple modes and vendors, a single, local operations vendor, irrespective of shared modes, improves communications alignment and operational outcomes, minimizes parking conflicts or safety issues in the public right of way, and ultimately leads to a better customer experience.

  • Maintain operations consistency. Modes and equipment vendors may come and go. Cascadia Mobility seeks to become the municipal operating partner for any mode of shared transportation, reducing ramp up time and overhead costs related to equipment, software, or programmatic changes.

  • Identify and facilitate opportunities for integration. In addition to operational and marketing integration, Cascadia Mobility can work collaboratively with all stakeholders and vendors (and potential vendors) to identify opportunities for and facilitate implementation of deeper technical integration. This could include opportunities to partner with transit; integrate fares, apps, or modes; or streamline planning for multiple modes at mobility hubs. The more streamlined the operation and the better the customer experience, the more likely we are to achieve our shared goals

Benefits to Micromobility Providers

  • Experienced Operations Professionals. Having built consistent, professional shared transportation operations, vendors can “plug and play” into Cascadia Mobility’s operations playbook.

  • Staffing. Cascadia Mobility pays a good wage, with a strong benefits package for full time staff. With a strong local management team already in place, we work closely with vendors to understand staffing requirements as a function of service levels. 

  • Service Level Achievement. With equipment specific training, scooter and bike companies can easily monitor Cascadia Mobility’s performance relative to program goals.

  • Community Goodwill. Community stakeholder groups and the public may be more likely to embrace a bike or scooter share program operated by a local nonprofit, rather than an out-of-state for-profit. Impacts include stakeholder engagement, better user behaviors, decreased instances of vandalism, higher adoption rates, and the potential to pursue additional public or private funding.

  • Advocacy. Cascadia Mobility helps open doors in the communities we serve. In order for shared transportation to thrive -- and in order for the public benefits to be realized -- we need infrastructure, policy, and funding that supports the safe and expanded use of shared light human powered and electric vehicles.