Abstract
The rapid emergence of dockless bikeshare systems has had a considerable influence on individuals’ daily mobility patterns. However, information is still limited regarding the role that sociodemographics, social environments, travel attitudes and the built environment play on the adoption and usage of dockless bikeshare systems. To gain insight into what influences individuals to start and continue to use dockless bikeshare systems, this study sets out to assess the influential factors that are related to individuals’ initial adoption and frequency of usage of this transportation mode. A survey was conducted among the residents of Beijing to assess their usage of dockless bikeshare systems. A binary logistic regression is employed to assess travel mode adoption, and a set of hurdle negative binominal regressions is used to assess the travel frequency for four trip purposes. The results reveal that dockless bikeshare systems are more popular among younger, higher educated, or median-income groups and appear to be gender-independent. The total number of kilometers of roads within an individual’s neighborhood was reported to be positively associated with having higher odds of dockless bikeshare adoption, while the total length of bicycle paths does not show a significant relationship. Having a pro-bicycle attitude was found to play a strong positive role in deciding whether to use the dockless bikeshare system initially, but it became less important in determining bikeshare users’ frequency of usage. Finally, this study confirms that it is relevant to consider various trip purposes when exploring individuals’ travel behavior and dockless bikeshare usage.
Highlights
In recent years, many municipal governments have developed policies that promote sustainable travel modes
According to a bivariate analysis of dockless bikeshare cycling frequency with the explanatory variables, dockless bikeshare systems are largely used for work or education commuting by our respondents
The majority of the literature on traditional docked bikeshare systems has suggested that males are more likely to be bikeshare users [12,13]
Summary
Many municipal governments have developed policies that promote sustainable travel modes. Dockless systems were developed as a response to the difficulty associated with accessing docking stations [3]. Since the 2010s, dockless bikeshare systems have become increasingly popular, first in China and in the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States, the Netherlands and in other locations [4]. The rapid emergence of dockless bikeshare schemes in many regions has had a considerable influence on individuals’ daily mobility patterns [5]. Dockless bikeshare systems are a relatively new phenomenon in many cities, and little is known about how, why and when individuals choose to use this form of mobility. Gaining an improved understanding of how and by whom dockless bikeshare systems are used is of vital importance for transportation, urban research and policy interventions to promote active travel
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