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Sports for Social Impact - Bike Sharing (with Vancouver Bike Share)

Bike Sharing (with Vancouver Bike Share)

04/22/25 • 33 min

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Sports for Social Impact

Mia Kohout is the CEO of Vancouver bike share.

Vancouver Bike Share Inc (Mobi by Rogers) is a public bike sharing service based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is perfect for commuting, running errands, visiting friends, or exploring the city. Serving Vancouver with 2,000 classic bikes and 600 ebikes at 250+ stations, our bike share system has become an essential part of our transportation network.

Articles:

Vancouver Bike Share: https://www.mobibikes.ca/

Shared Micromobility 2023 NACTO Report: https://nacto.org/topic/shared-micromobility/

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Mia Kohout is the CEO of Vancouver bike share.

Vancouver Bike Share Inc (Mobi by Rogers) is a public bike sharing service based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is perfect for commuting, running errands, visiting friends, or exploring the city. Serving Vancouver with 2,000 classic bikes and 600 ebikes at 250+ stations, our bike share system has become an essential part of our transportation network.

Articles:

Vancouver Bike Share: https://www.mobibikes.ca/

Shared Micromobility 2023 NACTO Report: https://nacto.org/topic/shared-micromobility/

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Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.

Send us an email at [email protected]

Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠

Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠

Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)

Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

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Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.

Send us an email at [email protected]

Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠

Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠

Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)

Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

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Links:

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Bloc Québécois: https://www.blocquebecois.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blocqcplateforme-2025web.pdf

Liberal: https://liberal.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/292/2025/04/Canada-Strong.pdf

Conservative: https://canada-first-for-a-change.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/20250418_CPCPlatform_8-5x11_EN_R1-pages.pdf

NDP: https://www.ndp.ca/campaign-commitments

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Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.

Send us an email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠⁠

Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠⁠

Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)

Follow us on Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@sportssocimpact⁠

Visit our website at ⁠https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/⁠

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