Abstract
Mobility since 2000 has undergone enormous changes due to new modes of transport and related technologies as well as catastrophic and pandemic events. Several strategies have been implemented by European states to mitigate impacts and assess possible risks in a preventive way. Today, mobility pursues the objectives of sustainability and resilience through a series of short-, medium- and long-term strategies that encourage the collaboration of the population to the choices of urban planning and design. Among the different modes of transport that have had a rise in recent years are scooters. Such modes are well suited to connecting spaces within the first and last mile. Similar to other modes of transportation, scooters are also characterized to date by reduced gender equity. The present work investigates through the administration of an online survey the participants’ perceptions concerning the factors that most affect this gender balance considering the metropolitan areas of Catania and Palermo in Sicily. The development of an ordinal regression model revealed the most influential factors of the gender equality variable. Specifically, age, job occupation and perceived safety level of micromobility modes play the most important role. The present findings can be effectively utilized in the planning stage of e-scooter services towards the bridging of the gender gap.
Highlights
The months following the various pandemic phases of COVID-19 were characterized in Italy by an increase in vehicular traffic in all regions, causing an increase in pollution rates and a growth in road congestion
At the basis of the improvement of these strategies there are studies to be carried out analyzing the demand for transport in terms of socio-demographic and travel habits (Nikiforiadis et al 2021; Mitra and Hess 2021). In this manuscript we have investigated the gender equity related to the use of micro mobility in an Italian regional context, statistically analyzing some data acquired through the administration of online surveys to users enrolled in micro mobility associations and frequent users of this means of transport
The present research is based on the knowledge and evaluation of social and macroeconomic variables and the perception that the interviewed users have of the use of scooters
Summary
The months following the various pandemic phases of COVID-19 were characterized in Italy by an increase in vehicular traffic in all regions, causing an increase in pollution rates and a growth in road congestion. Despite the fact that since 2019 there has been a gradual increase in the use and availability of e-scooters (electric scooters) in cities both in terms of rental, sharing and ownership (Campisi et al 2020a, 2020b, 2021b), this development has been characterized by the lack of regulatory frameworks for the use and exploitation of emerging mobility modes. This has led to a pressing need for local and national regulations and approaches to organize the market and keep public spaces in order.
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