A different kind of mobility company
Our Journey
Secure parking is one of those problems that has plagued cities forever. From the start, we set out to do things differently, with well designed, smart infrastructure that could scale as a turnkey network. After listening to communities, civic leaders, and transportation advocates, we designed a solution that would bundle design, financing, management, and operations all into the same simple package.
The result is Oonee, the first and only platform that offers everything cycling-related within a single ecosystem.
Building Across the Country
Oonee was born, raised, and piloted on the streets of New York and Jersey City with the first station launching in 2018. Throughout this process, we collaborated closely with community leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders to build an unprecedented coalition to support the development of this infrastructure network. And to our delight, these pilot stations saw over 100,000 individual uses, proving our theory that secure parking was viable.
Since then, we have created strong partnerships with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the New York City Department of Transportation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the City of Jersey City, the City of Minneapolis, many business improvement districts, a number of private developers, and many more soon to come across the country.
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Shabazz Stuart and Manuel Mansylla found Oonee with a mission to develop turnkey bike parking infrastructure in cities
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The first Pod goes through rigorous beta testing at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
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The first public pilot launches in Lower Manhattan
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Oonee at Journal Square launches in partnership with the Port Authority of NY & NJ
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Oonee Atlantic Terminal launches with Borough President Eric Adams, Council Speaker Corey Johnson and top transportation advocates
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Essential workers use Oonee during the height of the pandemic
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Oonee announces first Hub, 100+ bicycle parking facility coming to two new developments in Brooklyn
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Oonee announces the nation’s first regional bike parking network in partnership with the City of Jersey City, Port Authority of NY & NJ and other regional agencies
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Oonee Mini, NYC’s first secure curbside bike parking station launches with Mayor-elect Eric Adams
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MTA and Metro-North develop historic partnership bringing a Mini pilot to Grand Central Terminal
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NYC Department of Transportation launches Oonee pilot bringing the Mini to five neighborhoods across the city
Our Team
We are a Brooklyn-based, Black- and Brown-led team of advocates, designers, and policy experts. We think differently because our team’s DNA is different. Our founding team comes from the world of policy, operations, and design, having more than 20 years of combined experience working with local and state governments on streetscape projects. Our distinct perspective allows us to work closely with business leaders, advocates, community members, and public sector officials to build secure bicycle parking at scale.
Shabazz Stuart
Co-Founder and
CEO
Manuel Mansylla
Co-Founder and
Chief Design Officer
Yosef Kessler
Head of Operations and
Partnerships
Gibson Chu
Head of Growth and
Strategy
Jackson Bailey
Designer and Creative
Strategist
Jeremy Nicholson
Installation & Maintenance
Operator
Vincent Parker
Installation & Maintenance
Operator
Anthonie Vanderwerff
Installation & Maintenance
Operator
Marco Rubio
Branding and Marketing Associate
Sara Linares
Branding and Marketing Associate
Marvin Garcia
Product Development Associate
Luis Canel
Product Development Associate
Community-Backed
Good policy, best practices, and grassroots community engagement comprise the core of our identity. As a result, we are regarded as a premier voice in the movement for sustainable transportation and livable streets. We are endorsed by leading transportation advocacy groups including Bike New York, Transportation Alternatives, and Los Deliveristas Unidos.
Equitable
As a Black- and Brown-owned business, we are dedicated to building infrastructure that is accessible to everyone, regardless of race, class, or socioeconomic status. Our stations are free to the public, and we take great care to incorporate community feedback in our design and operations.
As a result, our service tends to far outperform industry benchmarks with respect to minority usage and traditionally marginalized socioeconomic groups.
Advisory Oversight
Maintaining trust, responsiveness, and accountability is an essential part of any public transit system and, as operators, we’re deeply committed to these values.
To ensure that we remain this way, we announced the creation of an independent Advocacy Council that will collectively serve as an ombudsman between the public and company leadership. This Council will provide oversight on a number of crucial fronts, including product development, operations, and overall responsiveness to user and community needs. Wherever possible, we will incorporate the oversight role of this Council into contracts with cities and communities to ensure that it can never be sidelined.
In late 2021, we announced the first co-chairs of the Advocacy Council will be Janette Sadik-Khan, the former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation and Chair of NATCO, and Doug Gordon, a noted livable streets and cycling advocate who is the co-host of The War on Cars podcast and principal of Brooklyn Spoke Media.
We look forward to having an update on the formation of the rest of the Council soon.
Doug Gordon
Janette Sadik-Khan
