Nearly 60,000 Seahawks Fans Took Shared Bikes, Scooters to Super Bowl Parade

Seattle residents took over 57,000 trips on shared Lime bikes and scooters on February 11, the day of the Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade, reports Tom Fucoloro in Seattle Bike Blog. “After adding Bird’s 2,100 rides, the 59,300 total of shared bike and scooter rides was on par with the average daily traffic across the Aurora Bridge.”

According to Fucoloro, “The only pieces of roadway infrastructure in Seattle that carry more than 60,000 trips per day are I-5 (250,000), I-90 (137,000), the West Seattle Bridge (73,000), the Aurora Bridge (61,000), and Mercer Street (61,000).” On that day, shared mobility carried as many people as these massive pieces of transportation infrastructure. 

Fucoloro adds that “There’s no comprehensive way to measure how many people rode their personal bikes and scooters to the parade, but the number was far above normal. Fremont Bridge bike and scooter trips were up about 40% over other days the same week.”

The parade day traffic showed how Seattle’s multimodal transportation options can keep the city moving during massive events. “Bike and scooter share is a serious part of Seattle’s transportation system, and it will play a significant role in getting people to and from World Cup events.”