Lyft Teams With Spin to Offer Scooter Transportation
Lyft and Spin are teaming up to offer scooter transportation in 60 U.S. markets with an initial rollout in Nashville, Tennessee, followed by 13 additional cities in April, according to a press release on Thursday (March 24).
By partnering with Spin, Lyft is offering riders new, cost-effective and sustainable modes of transportation, per the release. Users can rent and pay for Spin scooters in the Lyft app without downloading another app or adding a new payment method.
“With our bikes and scooters now in 14 U.S. cities, Lyft has made strides to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation,” said Caroline Samponaro, Lyft vice president of transit and micromobility policy. “Working together with Spin allows us to expand access to micromobility and serve more people in more areas, all in the Lyft app.”
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Lyft users in select cities will see the Spin scooter choice when they look for their destination location in the Lyft app. Available scooters can be seen by tapping the scooter icon at the bottom of the screen, and nearby scooters are populated on the map.
The scooter can be unlocked for rental by scanning its QR code or entering the scooter ID number in the Lyft app.
“This is the latest in a series of integrations focused on making it just as easy to get around cities via multimodal transportation as it is with a personal car,” said Ben Bear, CEO of Spin, adding that the partnership with Lyft is exclusive.
“This partnership has been a long time in the making and it has been clear in every interaction with the Lyft team that we share both a common vision for the sustainable future of urban transportation and a commitment to working with cities and public transit authorities the right way,” Bear said.
Additional markets launching in April include Phoenix, Arizona; Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Salt Lake City, Utah; Providence, Rhode Island; Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Fort Collins, Colorado; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Kansas City, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee.