Lime rode World Cup fever in Seattle to a one-day hitting streak during the USA vs. Australia
Lime went full Beastmode at last Friday’s FIFA World Cup game in Seattle.
Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch was among the riders who helped Lime set a new single-day ridership record in Seattle, with 83,000 trips recorded on shared bikes and scooters.
The numbers surpassed the record set by fans of Lynch’s former team in February when they descended on Seattle for the Super Bowl Championship game and drew more than 60,000.
Throughout the week, from June 15 to June 21, Lime said riders made more than 300,000 trips on its machines in Seattle, underscoring Lime’s position as the city’s only shared e-bike and scooter provider — and the popularity of micromobility during busy events.
“Major events put real pressure on city streets, transit systems and people’s wallets, and Seattle’s first week of play shows how slow travel can help,” said Parker Dawson, Lime’s senior regional leader of government relations, in a statement Tuesday.
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The company — which has 15,000 devices on city streets — says it has worked in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation and local stakeholders to “support safe, orderly and reliable operations.” Near Pioneer Square, the waterfront and stadium, large numbers of Lime machines were played at drop-off and pick-up locations.
The company also provided free helmets to passengers and deployed teams to help with orderly parking and re-balancing of vehicles. Lime has introduced temporary geofencing and is launching a Fan Pass for discounted rides and flexible use until July 19.
“Shuttle has shown the world how shared e-bikes and scooters can help a great host city,” said Dawson.
Sound Transit’s Link train set another record, drawing about 280,000 riders Friday and surpassing the 220,000 mark it set earlier this year during the Super Bowl.
The organization said it was working with a high-quality service from 6 am to 1 am to get football fans from all over the region to and from Friday’s game. Baseball fans also descended on T-Mobile Park for a sold-out Mariners game that night.
Seattle will host four more World Cup games:
- June 24Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Qatar, noon
- June 26Egypt vs. Iran, 8 pm
- July 1Round 32, 1pm
- July 6Round of 16, 5pm
