Summit County is still working on finalizing its Summit Bike Share ridership data for 2025, but county officials indicated the program is continuing to grow rapidly under the supervision of the transportation department.
The Bike Share serviced approximately 23,700 rides in 2025, a 40% increase compared to the 2024 season, which saw around 18,000 rides between May and October, according to Summit County Transportation Planning Director Carl Miller.
“We added a few new stations, added some bikes, and ridership was up again,” Miller said. “It’s increasing each year, which is a positive sign.”
The county took control of Summit Bike Share operations shortly before the 2024 season, and last year was the first year the program was under the full supervision of the transportation department rather than a third-party service provider. Ridership has been steadily increasing ever since, and county officials have strived to make the program more accessible, both physically and financially.
“We really want to promote our season passes and provide some free days because I think once people get on the bikes, they seem to enjoy them and want to use them for recreation, for running quick errands, a break from work, whatever it is, but getting people on the bikes is a little bit of a barrier,” Miller said. “We’re definitely going to have some reduced or free days to help people see this is not a challenge and it’s something they would enjoy, so we’ll be seeing a lot more of those in 2026.”
The transportation department offered some free or reduced cost days in 2025 in addition to installing new stations at the Park City Visitor’s Center, Canyon’s Village and Prospector Square.
“We’re trying to continually improve and expand the program, so we will have a few new stations (in 2026),” Miller said. “We’ve recently contracted with a new software partner who will help us with an equity program because we really don’t want finances to be a barrier for people to use the bikes.”
Miller said he also hopes to bolster Summit Bike Share’s helmet program. Multiple stations already have a stand for riders to check out a helmet to stay safe while riding, and Miller said the goal is to have helmets at every station by the end of next year.
“That’ll be a pretty big lift, but we’re confident that we can really improve the rider experience in that way,” he said. “And we have great sponsors who have been helping us financially, too, including Intermountain Health, Park City Chamber, Deer Valley and now Mountain Magazine, to help us get the word out and make sure this program is financially viable, too.”
Miller encouraged anyone in Summit County, whether they’ve participated in the Bike Share or not, to respond to the county’s five-minute end-of-the-year survey.
“We want this to be the community’s program,” Miller said. “We want to make sure that we’re checking the right boxes and reflecting the public’s needs and sentiments accordingly, so if we hear certain things in the survey about where we need stations, the pricing, the program that we run, the quality of the bikes, any of those things, we’d really like to get feedback so we can make sure we’re providing a service that works for both the community and tourists next summer.”
Information on Summit Bike Share is available online by visiting summitbikeshare.com.