Tartu City Smart Bike Share widely used by citizens and visitors Tartu rattaringlus

One of the most important objectives of Tartu City is to develop environmentally friendly mobility. Smart Bikes are an important part of the Smart City way of thinking. On 8 June 2019, Tarty City unveiled its bike share system, comprised of 750 bikes in 69 bike share stations across the city. A total of 500 bikes are electric, and the remaining 250 are regular bikes. It has acquired next-generation electric assist bikes, which can communicate with the bike share system in real time. Bike Share reduced the number of cars, encouraged users to get some physical activity and maintained the “15 minutes to anywhere” phenomenon in Tartu. The network has proved very popular and, even by 2020 had roughly 36,000 registered users. In May 2021, the sharing system already involved more than 1,200 bikes (more than half of which were equipped with electrical assistance) distributed over 86 stations throughout the city. From the beginning of the initiative to now, the total travelled distance is 6.6 million km (number of total rides, 2.5 million). Bike Share is operated by Tartu City Transport.