A global overview of Bike Bus: A journey toward a child-friendly city DOI
Gemma Simón-i-Mas, Jordi Honey‐Rosés

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 14

Published: Nov. 29, 2024

Cities are still far from being child-friendly for cycling. Cycling with children in low-cycling cities poses specific challenges, requiring high confidence and skills. Active travel-to-school programs aim to promote cycling among children, one of these programs, Bike Bus, has recently captured considerable attention. Bus is an initiative where families cycle together school following a fixed route schedule. This study aims trace the origins this worldwide, explain current momentum behind movement, identify their diversity, reflect on long-term sustainability. We reached 431 Buses through mixed-methods design, including archival analysis, online survey, 22 interviews. had plural origin Europe late twentieth century. Moving more than 35,000 week, its expansion been driven by joy it brings participants, growing interest climate action, social media. first that examines characteristics different analyzes particularities initiative. On average, rides have 29 participants travel 2.8 km. compare characteristics, goals, relationships respective city councils. Finally, while not all initiatives last, access funding committed organizers best enablers sustainability over time. Bus' powerful nature lies simultaneous purposes: active mobility school, activism, joy. To ensure longevity, could collaborate local administrations secure resources maintaining advocacy cities.

Language: Английский

E-scooter and bike-share route choice and detours: Modelling the influence of built environment and sociodemographic factors DOI Creative Commons
Jerònia Cubells, Carme Miralles‐Guasch, Oriol Marquet

et al.

Journal of Transport Geography, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 111, P. 103664 - 103664

Published: July 1, 2023

Micromobility is often presented as a sustainable, affordable, and active urban transport option, in comparison to motorised modes. Understanding users routing preferences could help policymakers adapt design facilities that attract myriad of micromobility users. Whereas previous research largely focused solely on the built infrastructure, ways which sociodemographic factors affect route choice infrastructure are unclear. This study examines how elements environment attributes influence selection 115 e-scooter bike-share Barcelona, Spain. We also compare participants' GPS-tracked trips shortest path they have followed develop multilevel model estimate decision deviate from path. The findings show rarely choose since related safety, accessibility aesthetics seem shape their wayfinding decisions. Results us comprehend cyclists' riders' distinct further illustrate gender identity influences detour. models indicate that, average, women take shorter detours than men. observe differences way cyclists riders favour certain trips, such parked cars cycling infrastructure. Our offer valuable insights into interact with conditions users' open up potential use these results manage flows within cities.

Language: Английский

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Riding smooth: A cost-benefit assessment of surface quality on Copenhagen’s bicycle network DOI Creative Commons
Dimitrios Argyros, Anders Fjendbo Jensen, Jeppe Rich

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Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 108, P. 105473 - 105473

Published: May 4, 2024

A growing body of research acknowledges the substantial societal benefits improved bicycle infrastructure, with recent studies highlighting significant impact road surface quality on comfort, safety, and accessibility cycling. In this paper, we present a cost-benefit assessment for City Copenhagen. The study focuses solely through higher travel speed, where two large-scale crowdsourced trajectory datasets from Copenhagen are used, along link-specific data network. It is found that time savings result investments in better surface, render benefit-cost ratio 2 to 4 correspond an absolute yearly recurrent welfare gain around 20 mill. DKK Hence, perspective, careful monitoring maintenance indeed good investment. also demonstrated such can be achieved cost-effective manner by equipping cyclists who specific area affordable accelerometer sensors.

Language: Английский

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Exploring implications and current practices in e-scooter safety: A systematic review DOI Creative Commons

Vida Mehranfar,

Christian Jones

Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 107, P. 321 - 382

Published: Sept. 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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When proximity is not enough. A sociodemographic analysis of 15-minute city lifestyles DOI
Monika Maciejewska, Jerònia Cubells, Oriol Marquet

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Journal of Urban Mobility, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7, P. 100119 - 100119

Published: May 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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Shared bikes vs. private e-scooters. Understanding patterns of use and demand in a policy-constrained micromobility environment DOI Creative Commons
Oriol Roig-Costa, Carme Miralles‐Guasch, Oriol Marquet

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Transport Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 146, P. 116 - 125

Published: Nov. 22, 2023

Urban mobility has undergone a transformation with the advent of micromobility vehicles, leading to multitude studies investigating factors that drive early adoption and sustainability equity implications. However, in context where local administrations struggle regarding how fit different systems within urban ecosystem, little is understood about political regulations impact users' modal choices This study aims shed light on differences between private e-scooters shared bikes Barcelona, city options face distinct regulatory frameworks, also understand influence an individual's choice these two modes micromobility. The employs self-reported intercept survey 651 users builds logistic binary regression model examine characteristics differentiate e-scooter bike adopters. Results indicate notable adopters suggest might play role determining mode. Furthermore, finds while both follow similar mode replacement paths, have higher potential keep away from cars. These findings contribute limited knowledge highlight policy design diverse population groups. As more cities are banning free-floating centres, it essential selective bans restrictive policies choices.

Language: Английский

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Mobility of non-binary and gender nonconforming individuals: A systematic literature review DOI Creative Commons

Oxana Ivanova,

Steve O'Hern

Journal of Transport Geography, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121, P. 104008 - 104008

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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Determinants of shared e-scooter usage and their policy implications. findings from a survey in Braga, Portugal DOI Creative Commons
Gabriel Dias, Páulo Ribeiro,

Elisabete Arsénio

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European Transport Research Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: May 9, 2024

Abstract Shared e-scooter systems have become an alternative for micromobility users in cities since 2017. The success of the shared service can be related to provision more last-mile flexibility and convenience users. They also seen as a replacement private cars on-demand ridesharing, especially highly crowded urban environments. Therefore, main objective this research is disclose characteristics that determine usage their policy implication medium-sized city North Portugal. To meet purpose, survey was conducted, statistical analyses were performed correlate sociodemographic respondents with willingness use e-scooters. Results show gender, origin trip, mode transport affect e-scooters, thus specific policies should developed decrease these inequalities. Special attention needs given creation expansion dedicated areas ridership, zoning, some traffic calming measures promote safe, user-centric, pleasant environment riders.

Language: Английский

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How electric bikes reduce car use: A dual-mode ownership perspective DOI

Ailing Yin,

Xiaohong Chen, Frauke Behrendt

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Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 133, P. 104304 - 104304

Published: June 26, 2024

Language: Английский

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Understanding urban traffic flows in response to COVID-19 pandemic with emerging urban big data in Glasgow DOI Creative Commons
Yue Li, Qunshan Zhao,

Mingshu Wang

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Cities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 154, P. 105381 - 105381

Published: Aug. 26, 2024

Urban traffic analysis has played an important role in urban development, providing insights for planning, management, and resource allocation.Meanwhile, the global pandemic of COVID-19 significantly changed people's travel behaviour areas.This research uses spatial Durbin model to understand relationship between flows, infrastructure, socio-demographic indicators before, during, after periods.We include factors such as road characteristics, socio-demographics, surrounding built environments (land use nearby points interest), emerging big data source Google Street View images their influences on time series flows.Taking city Glasgow case study, we have found that areas with more young white dwellers are associated while natural green spaces fewer flows.Major roads cities towns also show heavier flows.Besides, application this revealed heterogeneous effects space magnitudes vary by distance.We detect dependence adjacent neighbourhoods among flows parameters is variable during four periods.With influence COVID-19, there been a significant decrease long-distance travel.The noticeable change presents valuable opportunity encourage active near future.

Language: Английский

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Gender perspectives on electric micromobility use DOI Creative Commons
Katie J. Parnell, Siobhán E. Merriman, Katherine L. Plant

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Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 33(6), P. 476 - 489

Published: June 22, 2023

Abstract Electric micromobility (e‐micromobility) offers the potential to enhance sustainability of first‐ and last‐mile journeys in urban areas by reducing number private vehicle trips. As a new mode transport, it is imperative that not subject same male bias has been evidenced across our existing transport networks. An in‐depth qualitative study was conducted with 24 UK participants (12 females) assess gender factors relate incentives barriers e‐micromobility (electric bike electric scooter) use. Focus groups interviews were data analysis disaggregated reveal differences similarities between female perspectives on Differences types trips made perceptions fear prevalent. Key gender‐related findings recommendations are made. By reviewing, acting upon, different males females have towards they can be more inclusive for all. This their uptake reduce dependence vehicles.

Language: Английский

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