Capital Bikeshare (CaBi)

Capital Bikeshare is publicly branded and operated under contract by Lyft/Motivate, which is the finding: DC, Maryland and Virginia riders reasonably believe they are dealing with a regional government transit programme, and the trip data - every start point, end point and time - is held by a private ride-hailing company. Bikeshare trip records are among the most precise location datasets that exist, because a docked bike gives an exact origin and destination rather than an approximate one. Public-private transit partnerships routinely obscure which entity actually holds the data and which privacy regime applies.

• Severity
• Evidence tierUnassigned
• Claims confirmed
• Last verified2026-08-04

Primary source. None recorded — Unverified - heuristic first draft.

Arbitration

Not independently confirmed this pass — governed by a mix of Lyft's terms and the specific jurisdictional transit agreements involved.

Data sharing

Capital Bikeshare is operated by LYFT/MOTIVATE under contract with area DC/MD/VA governments — see the Lyft row (Consumer Apps tab) for Lyft's broader corporate data practices, which likely extend to CaBi's underlying trip/location data given the same operator.

Contacts

Privacy contact. Not recorded.

Legal notice. Not verified this pass. If publicly traded: SEC Form 10-K cover page gives the official corporate address; the Secretary of State business-entity search in the state of incorporation gives the registered agent, which must accept service. If private: the state registered agent is usually the only reliable route.

Mailing address. Not recorded.