Bike sharing schemes enable urbanites to get around in a cheap and eco-friendly way – but they’re often inaccessible to those with disabilities. Adaptive Biketown, a scheme run in Portland, Oregon, aims to change this, letting disabled individuals rent a cycle that meets their specific needs.

With increasing pressure to make it easier for people of all abilities to go longer distances, NYC cyclists have successfully petitioned the mayor to legalise e-bikes. As the city pushes to double the number of cyclists, the move could encourage more people to ditch their four wheels in favour of two.

In London, cyclists have taken to the streets like never before, with a quarter of commuters now travelling by bike. Buzzbike offers free bicycles to cyclists, in exchange for pedalling ads, which give brands opportunity to tailor hyperlocal campaign. But do people really want to ride branded bikes?

With car ownership in decline in most American cities, but commuters frustrated with limited transit options and expensive cabs, Uber is expanding with bike-sharing service UberBike and car rental platform UberRental. The move aims to help users’ commutes become more frictionless.