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Bike-Friendly Campus, new paths towards sustainable development
Published in Ulisses Manuel de Miranda Azeiteiro, J. Paulo Davim, Higher Education and Sustainability, 2019
José Carlos Mota, Frederico Moura e Sá, Catarina Isidoro, Bernardo Campos Pereira
Gilpin (2012, p. 8) considers that the best way to “get the wheels spinning” is to follow eight steps that can be freely adapted as follows: (1) Develop a mobility plan particularly focused on cycling (a blueprint revealing what the campus will look like); (2) work with local authorities to improve bicycle facilities (ensuring bicycle-friendly infrastructure for daily commutes and “local cycling errands” is crucial); (3) innovate, the best or the most adequate solutions may still come from out of the toolbox; (4) provide adequate, safe and secure bicycle parking facilities; (5) evaluate the implementation of a campus bicycle-sharing system (BSS; it may become a “valuable resource and demonstrates a strong commitment to bicycling at the university”); (6) develop bicycle programs such as classes, bicycle shops, talks, bicycle rentals, lease or purchase programs, or other incentives to cycle; (7) “set up evaluation/monitoring programs” to measure the global impact of each action and effort; and (8) “apply for a bike-friendly recognition”, to promote increasing engagement in the university community.
Study on distribution of bicycle sharing system facility based on Markov chain model
Published in Gianluca Dell’Acqua, Fred Wegman, Transport Infrastructure and Systems, 2017
R. Liu, J.F. Dai, J.X. Lin, Q. Shi, Z. Sun, F. Yang, J.C. Huang
The structure of this paper is as follows: the basic knowledge of Markov chain is introduced in section 2. Section 3 illustrates the Markov chain model of bicycle sharing system, and describes the settings, solving and verification method. Section 4 briefly presents a real-world case study of five central districts in Beijing, and obtained the allocation proportion of bikes and lock piles. Finally, conclusions and future work are summarized in section 5.
Tidal phenomenon of the dockless bike-sharing system and its causes: the case of Beijing
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2022
Xiaoyue Tan, Xiaolin Zhu, Qiang Li, Luning Li, Jin Chen
To achieve the goal of sustainable development, transit-oriented development (TOD) has become the focus of urban planning and management around the world (Cervero et al., 2002; Duncan, 2011; Nasri & Zhang, 2014), thanks to its advantages in improving land use efficiency, reducing traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. The core of TOD is to make full use of the public transportation system, focusing on improving accessibility to public transportation system. The emerging bike-sharing (also called bicycle-sharing) system provides a low-cost and flexible mobility option to supplement public transportation system, especially for short distance trips (Jäppinen et al., 2013). It plays an important role in TOD and thus has attracted increasing attention during the past decade.
Customer satisfaction of bicycle sharing: studying perceived service quality with SEM model
Published in International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2019
Zhiying Zhou, Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang
Among all different types of sharing economy, bicycle sharing is the most popular one. Bicycle sharing system offers an attractive alternative to private transportation, alleviating concerns associated with increased carbon emissions, traffic congestion, and usage of non-renewable resources (Supriyo 2017). Bicycle sharing provides healthier living and greener environments while delivering fast movements for its customers. Because it is convenient, environmental friendly, affordable, and suitable for short-distance travel, bicycle sharing has attracted a large number of users. As of November 2017, more than 1,488 cities globally have adopted bicycle sharing services with a fleet of over 18,740,100 bicycles and about 227,000,000 users. An additional 400 more cities are planning to adopt this service.