Mayor Lurie Celebrates Five-Year Extension for Lyft Bike Program as San Francisco Reaches Record-High Bikeshare Ridership

SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Daniel Lurie today celebrated a regional agreement securing the future of San Francisco’s bikeshare program. Record numbers of people now rely on Lyft Bike, formerly known as Lyft Bay Wheels, for commutes, transit connections, and daily trips in San Francisco and five cities across the region. Year-to-date, there have been three million trips taken on the Lyft bikeshare program, with more than 500,000 trips taken in San Francisco in June, the highest monthly total in the program’s history. Under the extended contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) through 2032, Lyft will add 1,000 new bikes in San Francisco and 60 new stations, including 16 charging stations, expanding a network that is playing a growing role in daily travel and the city’s continued downtown recovery. Lyft will also extend eligibility for the Bikeshare for All reduced-cost membership program to Medi-Cal recipients.

Increasing access to San Francisco’s bikeshare program builds on Mayor Lurie’s work to deliver reliable, affordable transit and ensure safer streets for drivers, cyclists, transit riders, pedestrians, children, seniors, and all San Franciscans. Earlier this year, Mayor Lurie took decisive steps to ensure Muni is operating efficiently, approving a balanced two-year budget for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) that prioritizes financial accountability and identifies hundreds of millions in cost savings. Under his Street Safety executive directive, city departments are working together to make streets safer for all residents and visitors. And this spring, Mayor Lurie cut the ribbon on the Terry Francois Boulevard Bike and Pedestrian Safety Project and the Twin Peaks Promenade Project, bringing important safety and accessibility improvements to two San Francisco neighborhoods. Together, these investments in reliable transit and safer streets mark progress toward Mayor Lurie’s broader vision of a safer, more affordable San Francisco for everyone who lives, works, and travels here.  

“In San Francisco, there is so much to do and see, and we are helping people get where they need to go quickly, safely, and affordably,” said Mayor Lurie. "As we strengthen Muni and make our city safer to walk, we're giving people a wide range of options for how to get around, and bikeshare is a key one for so many people. We're excited to see bikeshare expanding across San Francisco so we can continue bringing energy to our streets and making it easier than ever to explore everything our neighborhoods have to offer.”

Under the five-year contract extension, Lyft will expand its bikeshare network in partnership with San Francisco, adding new stations, including charging stations, as well as new bikes over the course of 2026 to encourage continued ridership growth. The city’s current 352-station network provides convenient connections to Muni, BART and Caltrain, helping people reach jobs, businesses, cultural attractions, and major events. New upgraded e-bikes will be added to the fleet, giving San Franciscans another reliable, affordable way to get around while making it easier to leave the car at home.

"Bay Wheels becoming Lyft Bike is more than a new name, it's a five-year recommitment to San Francisco and the Bay Area,” said Michael Brous, Head of Lyft Urban Solutions. “We've grown this system alongside the city since 2019, and with more e-bikes, more stations, and a deepened partnership with SFMTA and MTC, we're just getting started. San Francisco helped build the bikeshare model the rest of the country is now following, and we're proud to keep growing it here in Lyft's hometown together."

The SFMTA supports bikeshare through its continued investments to make it safer and easier to walk, bike, roll, and connect to public transit. At locations where SFMTA installed street-safety improvements, close calls between bikes and vehicles declined 46%, and bicycle collisions declined by 15%. Bicycle fatalities declined 70% during 2019 through 2023 compared with the previous five-year period. San Francisco’s bike network spans more than 470 miles, including 50 miles of separated bikeways, providing more connected routes between transit, jobs and other destinations.

"Bikeshare is how so many people who live and visit San Francisco get around out city. This program specifically has brought significant value to our city’s transit network,” said Julie Kirschbaum, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority Director of Transportation. “Our work to create a sustainable and accessible transit network that serves every neighborhood is constant, and the growing rise in usage we see means people are enjoying this amenity, whether to get to work, school, a fun night out, or to any of San Francisco’s iconic destinations. By extending our partnership with Lyft, the SFMTA is maintaining another affordable cost-effective option that will serve San Francisco for years to come.”

Lyft’s Bikeshare for All reduced-cost bikeshare membership program currently offers qualifying riders membership for five dollars for the first year and five dollars per month thereafter. Lyft announced that they will expand eligibility to Medi-Cal recipients, making reduced-cost membership available to more San Franciscans. Lyft will also continue offering quarterly bicycle safety classes and provide 200 helmets for distribution through community partners.

“San Francisco deserves a world-class bikeshare system, which offers the convenience of biking without the hassle of worrying about locking and storage,” said Cecilia Vega-Mayer, Director of Community Programs at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. “Expanding bikeshare with increased Medi-Cal eligibility to the reduced-cost Bikeshare for All membership, and more stations and bikes across the city, will empower more people to see bikeshare as easy, reliable, and affordable, and to see biking as a viable mode of daily transportation. More people on bikes means less traffic congestion, more seats on Muni, and a greener San Francisco.”

New data shows the growing impact of the Lyft Bike program in San Francisco:

• More than 500,000 bikeshare trips were taken in June 2026, setting a new monthly record
• San Francisco saw nearly 4 million total rides in 2025, up 30% from 2024  
• Ridership of the San Francisco market has tripled, from 1.3 million rides in 2018 (first full year of ridership)
• Bikeshare for All program members took nearly 300,000 trips in 2025
• 79% of bikeshare riders have used the service to connect to public transit, and 18% do so weekly, across the Bay Area  
• According to citywide bicycle counts, all bicycle traffic during morning and evening commute hours increased 52% in 2025 compared with 2024