Mobility Development

What Mobility Development does

Mobility Development Partners is a privately held, small consultancy and operator founded in 2018 by Creighton Randall, headquartered in Los Angeles, that develops and manages community-controlled shared mobility networks across the United States. The firm directly operates and provides management services for electric carsharing programs (BlueLA, Míocar, HOURCAR, Buffalo CarShare, Rochester Floshare, EVGood2Go, Green Raiteros), e-bike libraries (e.g., Bike Stockton), and volunteer transportation and rideshare services, typically structured through public or local nonprofit ownership to broaden service to marginalized and mobility-challenged populations.

The company's core capability is not technology development but operational and technical assistance expertise: writing and advancing proposals, guiding programs through funding, and providing back-office support across the lifecycle from research and pilots to full operations. Its technology stack is composed of standard shared-mobility platforms linked to operational partners (EVgo for charging, Getaround and Uber for vehicle access, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies for community survey research) rather than proprietary AI or automation systems. Revenue is generated through managed-services engagements and professional services for proposals and program implementation; pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the firm has helped partner communities secure over $100 million in public and private investments for mobility networks serving marginalized communities — a downstream impact metric, not the firm's own revenue.

Programs span more than eight U.S. metropolitan areas including Los Angeles, the San Joaquin Valley, Rochester, Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Fresno, Buffalo, Chicago, and the Capital Region of New York, with anchor partnerships including LADOT, the City of Los Angeles, the City of Rochester, the City of Saint Paul, the McKnight Foundation, Shared-Use Mobility Center, Self-Help Enterprises, and Green Raiteros. The firm competes not against commercial mobility operators but in a niche of equity-focused, community-controlled mobility, with a 6-person team led by Creighton Randall (CEO) and James Delgado (COO, formerly General Manager of BlueIndy and BlueLA).

Name

Mobility Development

Legal name

Mobility Development Partners

Website

https://mobilitydevelopment.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mobility Development Partners is a U.S. consultancy and operator that launches and manages community-controlled shared mobility programs—including EV carshare, bikeshare, and volunteer transportation—for cities and nonprofits serving marginalized and underserved communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shared Mobility Operations

NAICS

Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (48599), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLAFAMAJ

Shared Mobility Operations & Fleet Services (Charging/Swapping, Rebalancing, Maintenance)

Transportation & Logistics/Passenger Transportation (Air, Rail, Bus, Taxi/Rideshare)/Shared Mobility (Carshare, Bikeshare, Scootershare)

SECONDARYTLABALAG

Corporate Micro-Mobility Sharing (E-bikes, Bikes, Scooters)

Transportation & Logistics/Fleet Leasing, Rental & Management/Corporate Mobility & Car Sharing / Pool Fleet Management

SECONDARYBPAIACAM

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIALAI

Active Transportation & Micromobility Infrastructure (Bike/Ped Networks, Shared Mobility Programs)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Transportation & Infrastructure Agencies (Roads, Transit, Public Works)

Keywords

• Shared mobility services
• Electric vehicle carsharing
• Community carshare programs
• Mobility technical assistance
• Bikeshare operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Program Management Services: Directly operates programs and provides management services in carsharing, bikesharing, volunteer transportation and ride-hailing. Networks are structured through public or local non-profit ownership.
2. Technical Assistance: Works on the ground to conceptualize programs and strategies, write and advance proposals, and guide programs after funding has been secured. Engages with shared mobility programs for several years.
3. Public and Private Investment Facilitation: Has helped partner communities secure over $100 Million in public and private investments for mobility networks serving marginalized communities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Mobility Development directly operates and manages community-controlled shared mobility programs including electric carsharing (BlueLA, Míocar, Green Raiteros, HOURCAR, Buffalo CarShare, Rochester Floshare, EVGood2Go), bikesharing (E-Bike Libraries), volunteer transportation, and ride-hailing networks, structured through public or local non-profit ownership. The firm also provides technical assistance, including conceptualizing programs, writing and advancing proposals, and guiding programs after funding is secured, with a focus on underserved and marginalized communities across the U.S.

Product overview

Mobility Development operates a portfolio of community-controlled shared mobility programs including electric carshare (BlueLA, Miocar, EVGood2Go, Green Raiteros, HOURCAR, Buffalo CarShare, Rochester Floshare), micromobility/bikeshare (E-Bike Libraries), and provides operational management for volunteer transportation and rideshare services. The company serves as both a direct operator of programs and a technical assistance provider to communities, with a focus on underserved and marginalized populations. Programs are typically structured through public or local non-profit ownership models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BlueLA: 100% electric vehicle carsharing service in Los Angeles, CA serving marginalized communities in South, Central, and East Los Angeles.
• Míocar
• EVGood2Go

Products and services

• BlueLA

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of RochestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development Operations/Partners works with the City of Rochester to provide carsharing services to residents of Rochester, NY.
• Sigala Inc. Development and Consulting ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development has been working with Sigala Inc. to implement the first interjurisdictional rural carsharing service called Míocar in the San Joaquin Valley of California.
• Self-Help EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking with Self-Help Enterprises to implement the first interjurisdictional rural carsharing service Míocar in San Joaquin Valley, California.
• Shared-Use Mobility CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development has been working with Shared-Use Mobility Center to help various organizations expand Bikeshare, Carshare, Rideshare, and more.
• Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development Partners has provided technical assistance support to LADOT and City of Los Angeles with implementation of Blue LA.
• City of Los AngelescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development Partners has provided technical assistance support to City of Los Angeles with implementation of Blue LA.
• e-riveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development Operations has worked with e-rive for the past years providing services for professional drivers based in Chicago, IL.
• Fresno Metro Black Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development Operations has been working with the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce on bringing micromobility options to Fresno, CA.
• Getaround and UberminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMobility Development has partnered with Getaround and Uber to provide customers with a rideshare/carshare experience allowing customers to rent vehicles for an affordable price equipped with insurance.
• HourCarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development has been working with HourCar to provide convenient, equitable, and sustainable multimodal transportation in Rochester, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul.
• Green RaiteroscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development is partnered with Green Raiteros to provide Latinx and agricultural families in Central California to Fresno with reliable EV rideshare designed to offer on-demand transportation to and from critical services.
• Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) and CDPHPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development has worked with CDTA and CDPHP to bring micromobility options in the Capital Region of NY.
• McKnight FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development is partnered with McKnight Foundation in ensuring the safety of our planet by using electric and hybrid vehicles to reduce pollution.
• City of Saint Paul, MinnesotaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility Development is partnered with Saint Paul to provide carsharing, ridesharing, and bikesharing to Saint Paul residents to help communities with transportation needs.
• Buffalo CarSharecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuffalo Carshare was the first carsharing service in the United States that provided services to disadvantaged communities. BCS was instrumental to the creation of Mobility Development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Getaround: Peer-to-peer carsharing platform that is an active channel partner of Mobility Development. Competes in the affordable carshare/carshare-with-insurance space and represents an alternative technology stack for the same community-mobility use cases.
• Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC): Non-profit mobility intermediary that provides technical assistance, research, and program support for shared mobility initiatives across U.S. cities. SUMC is an active MDP partner and competes for many of the same municipal technical assistance contracts.
• HourCar: Non-profit carsharing organization operating in Rochester, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul. HourCar is an active MDP partner providing equitable multimodal transportation, and shares MDP's non-profit/community-control operating model for underserved markets.
• Buffalo CarShare: First U.S. carsharing service for disadvantaged communities and a foundational partner for Mobility Development. Operates in the Buffalo, NY region with a similar equity-focused, community-controlled model.

Emerging players

• Via Transportation: Technology provider and operator of shared on-demand transit services for cities and transit agencies. Offers a software-and-services model that overlaps with MDP's mission of providing accessible transit for underserved populations, and increasingly competes for municipal contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Carshare: Division of Enterprise Mobility operating institutional and university carsharing programs across hundreds of U.S. campuses and cities. Represents the broad incumbent alternative for fleet-based carsharing deployments that MDP's clients could choose instead.
• Zipcar: Largest carsharing operator in North America, owned by Avis Budget Group. Operates round-trip and free-floating carshare programs at universities, businesses, and municipalities, including some with equity components that compete for the same grant dollars as MDP's clients.
• Uber (Uber for Nonprofits / Uber Transit): Global rideshare and mobility platform that is an active channel partner with Mobility Development. Operates its own equity-mobility initiatives and competes for the same municipal and foundation funding pools.
• Lyft (Community Programs / Lyft Up): Major rideshare platform with explicit equity-focused programs (Lyft Up) partnering with non-profits and municipalities on subsidized rides for underserved communities. Represents a well-capitalized competitor for the same grant-funded mobility budgets.

Regional players

• Bikeshare / E-bike Library Operators (e.g., Bike Stockton, CDTA): Regional community bike share and e-bike library operators (e.g., Bike Stockton, CDTA's Capital Region Bikeshare) that are MDP's actual partners/operators for micromobility programs. They represent regional peers executing the same community-controlled shared-mobility model in their respective geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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