Whenever I hit a major metro area, I am always interested in and heartened when I see rideshare bikes. Boston is the nearest city to which I travel on any kind of regular basis, and they have their own system. There are stations -- actually quite a few and generally conveniently located -- where one can rent and return bikes, all over the city.

But we were just out in Seattle for fun and there are two different systems going on. Lime is one (green bikes) and there's some other one out there with red bikes. Thing is, these are just all over the city, free standing (or leaned up against stuff, or laying on the ground...), no station. And they are ebikes, rather than traditional, people-powered bikes. GPS locating, apparently enables this -- download an app, find out where bikes are located, pay via phone, etc.

Great way to do it, and much better in ways. I do wonder how they get recharged and what a bummer it might be if you rent one and run out of range sometime during use.

In any case, plenty of people out riding in Seattle and environs. Learned about a new, local company out there, Rad Bikes ebikes. Lots of people riding them, the most interesting were the cargo ebikes. Saw multiples of them, with kids on the back, and mom transporting them around town. Considering the traffic and cycling infrastructure out there, great way to get around.