Lime $($formerly known as LimeBike$),$ located in San$$ Mateo, California, is a startup founded in $2017.$ Its mission is to make shared bicycles accessible and affordable. The company has taken the basic idea of shared bicycles and eliminated the need to return the bike to a docking$$ station, which may not be near the$$ cyclist's destination. Lime charges$$ $$1$ per $30$ minutes of$$ riding, or$$ $$0\mathrm{.}50$ per ride for students.