editor's note

Hi suma friends,

We have an important pricing update for folks who’ve been riding Lime via the suma app!

We’re happy to announce a new partnership with Upstream Access, creating more accessibility within the suma app. We’re also continuing work with our lasting partners at the Coalition of Communities of Color on their MADE project, strengthening community voices.

Be sure to catch us at the farmers markets before the end of the season!

Thanks for keeping up!

-Jacqueline

what's new

Lime Pricing

After two years of generous donations of free escooter rides from Lime, free escooter rides will end October 31st. Starting November 1st, users will receive a new Lime discount. Suma users will be enrolled into Lime Access, which offers a discount of 50 cents to unlock plus 7 cents per minute to ride. On top of that, suma will apply an additional 20% off.

Accommodation Project Manager

We have completed the interview process for the Accommodation Project Manager position and are moving forward with onboarding our selected candidate. We thank all applicants for interviewing with us. We enjoyed meeting such a talented and strong group of candidates.

Farmers Market

Reminder that suma members can get their farmers market match discount at our suma booth every weekend through November 23rd:

• St. Johns Farmers Market
  ⏰ Saturdays, 9-2
  📍N Charleston & Central
• King Farmers Market
  ⏰ Sundays, 10-2
  📍NE Wygant & 7th
• Lents International Farmers Market
  ⏰ Sundays, 9-2
  📍SE 92nd & Reedway

Users have saved over $18,000 this year on fresh food at the farmers markets–putting $18,000 directly to local small businesses!

a just digital future

Made (Modernized Anti-Racist Data Ecosystems)

Suma is joining the MADE project, led by our partners at Coalition of Communities of Color, for the third year. This year, we’ll help advance the MADE data system, which supports community-led data sharing and analysis. The data system is intended to improve health and environmental outcomes across Portland. The group will work to test, improve and update that Data Charter.

the suma app: built with you in mind

Accommodation Work

In continuing our mission to make the app more accessible to everyone, we’ve partnered with Upstream Access, an organization that supports the resilience of disabled people. Their mission statement states:

As Erin Taylor, Executive Director of Upstream Access, shares:

We’re grateful for this partnership and look forward to working together to strengthen accessibility within the suma app, while supporting their mission to empower the disability community.

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​Analytics

To drive our work, it’s important for us to show our impact in an easy, measurable and sharable way.
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By using the analytics platform Metabase in tandem with the suma app, we can easily see and report on our impact.

We're tracking:

• How much our community is saving

• How our user base is growing

• How discounts and subsidies are leveraging user-buying power

• And more!

This practice keeps us focused and accountable on delivering real value to frontline communities. Our platform doesn't just track progress, it extends our reach and supports our user community.

The accommodation work has been made possible through funding entirely by the City of Portland, Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund.