Denver’s Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced a record number of ridership this year for public scooters and bicycles throughout the city.

The e-scooters and bikes, which can be operated by anyone with a smart phone, are scattered across Denver.

Amid high ridership numbers, DOTI has released a public survey focused on what people think about bike and, mostly asked within the survey, what people think of the electric scooters.

Under Denver’s Scooter and Bike Share program, the city has partnered with Lime and Lyft, two companies that offer scooter and bike options through mobile phone applications. The partnership between Denver and the ride share companies is scheduled to end in 2026.

The program began in 2021 to reduce emissions and provide people convenient, more affordable options of transportation.

And, in 2024, DOTI is reporting record numbers of rides on the electric scooters and bikes.

Denver is on track this year to reach six million riders which, at this point, 5.6 million have used the scooter/bike share program, according to DOTI Executive Director Amy Ford. That, transportation officials said, eliminates an estimated two million car rides in the city.

Overall, roughly 19.5 million trips with bikes and scooters were recorded since 2021, according to DOTI data, which shows usage has increased year-over-year.

In 2023, DOTI recorded 5.2 million riders on scooters and bikes under the ride share program.

“Since the program launch, Denver has become the most highly utilized e-scooter program in the nation with 5.6 million trips completed so far this year, demonstrating the program’s popularity and necessity in Denverite’s mobility landscape,” Ford said in a statement.

An all-time single day ridership high was recorded on Saturday, June 15, when 39,868 trips were made. September was the highest ridership month, with a recorded 795,823 trips made, according to DOTI data.

DOTI on Tuesday released a survey for anyone to determine who is using the scooters, when and why they ride, what types of trips people make, and factors and encourage scooter use.

With increased ridership also comes increased concerns for rider safety or DOTI.

“DOTI is committed to the continued evaluation of ridership behaviors and best practices to ensure Denver’s program effectively encourages safe and responsible ridership,” transportation officials said. “DOTI continues to build out its bike network to give e-bike and e-scooter riders comfortable and safe places to ride while over 180 parking corrals have been installed to promote organized parking and reduce sidewalk clutter.”

The survey is available at www.surveymonkey.com/r/DOTIscootersurvey.