Results 31 to 40 of about 267 (171)
Bike sharing systems are becoming more and more common around the world. One of the main difficulties is to ensure the availability of bicycles in order to satisfy users. To achieve this objective, managers of these systems set up rebalancing vehicles that displace bicycles to stations that are likely to be in a situation of bike shortage.
Roberta Costa Affonso +3 more
wiley +1 more source
We model how docked bikeshare can improve transit accessibility in two Los Angeles neighborhoods. We measure the fraction of study area population within 5- and 10-minute walk/bike commutes from high frequency transit (≤ 10-minute morning peak headway ...
James Huang, Marlon G. Boarnet
doaj +1 more source
Recently, dockless bikeshare (DBS), a new bikeshare program that does not feature fixed dock stations, has been developed rapidly in China and has also offered a decent solution to the first- and last-mile problem. In addition, the integration of DBS and
Guo Yuanyuan, Wu Lei, Zeng Peng
doaj +1 more source
Micromobility Station Placement Optimization for a Rural Setting
Micromobility is an evolving form of transportation modality that uses small human‐ or electric‐powered vehicles to move people short distances. Planners expected that bike sharing, the first form of micromobility, would reduce traffic congestion, cut travel cost, reduce pollution, enable connectivity with other modes of transport, and promote public ...
Taraneh Askarzadeh +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Understanding bikeshare mode as feeder to bus:A case study of Chicago’s Divvy system [PDF]
The bike-share system gives a decent solution to the first- and last-mile problem. And it connects trip origins/destinations and transit stations.
Xiang Yunhu, Xiang Zhili
doaj +1 more source
A bikeshare station area typology to forecast the station-level ridership of system expansion
The continuous introduction and expansion of docked bikeshare systems with publicly available origin-destination data have opened exciting avenues for bikeshare research.
Steven R. Gehrke, Timothy F. Welch
doaj +1 more source
Bikesharing across the Globe [PDF]
Concerns about global climate change, energy security, and unstable fuel prices have caused many decision makers and policy experts worldwideto closely examine the need for more sustainable transportation strate- gies. Sustainable strategies include clean fuels, vehicle technologies, trans- portation demand management, and integrated land use and ...
Shaheen, Susan +2 more
openaire +4 more sources
Bikeshare programs in their current form have been in place for several years in many cities across the United States. Encouraging people to use bikeshare for their daily routine travel has numerous social, economic, environmental, and health benefits ...
Arefeh Nasri, Hannah Younes, Lei Zhang
doaj +1 more source
The primary objective of this paper is to explore the spatial analysis of bikeshare ridership with a consideration of the diversity across different station categories using smart card data and points of interests (POIs) data.
Jie Bao, Xiaomeng Shi, Hao Zhang
doaj +1 more source
Several studies highlight how the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns have permanently changed the way people travel, but there has been less focus on impacts outside major metropolitan areas, where alternative transportation modes are more limited or ...
Nicole S. Ngo, Andrew Martin
doaj +1 more source

