Bike Share (Bublr)

Bike share lets you rent a bike at one station and return it at any other station. Milwaukee's system is Bublr Bikes. It opened downtown in 2014 with 10 stations and 100 bikes, and it now reaches into Wauwatosa and West Allis too. An annual pass costs about $139 and covers unlimited rides of up to 60 minutes each.

Two groups share the job. Bublr Bikes is a nonprofit that runs the system and sells passes. The City of Milwaukee owns most of the bikes and stations, and it pays for new ones mostly with federal grants. Bublr pays its yearly operating costs with grants, sponsors, donations, memberships, and ride fees.

The current expansion is called Bublr 2.0. It is paid for by two federal grants, which cover 80 percent of the cost, plus about 20 percent from the city. The first grant, from the Transportation Alternatives Program, totals about $4.2 million. The second, from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program, totals about $2.2 million. On April 21, 2026, the Common Council set up $2,074,695 to buy equipment and build stations under the second grant. City records describe that part as "165 Stations, 300 EBikes." Together the two grants add about 800 e-bikes.

Bublr's live station list showed 171 stations on November 4, 2026. Bublr expects 226 stations by the end of 2027.