Abstract
Dockless bicycle-sharing is one of the novel transportation modes that emerged in recent years. As a component of the public transit system, it plays an important part in connecting the urban metro system but also generates some problems. With the low parking turnover rate, the oversupply of bicycles will generate parking demand and occupy a large amount of urban public land. To make the dockless bicycle-sharing service a more effective travel mode for connecting the metro system, it is necessary to implement policy zoning with different management strategies for efficient land utilization in the dockless bicycle-sharing system. In this paper, the bicycle-sharing trips data and the metro trips data are utilized to extract indexes to assess the connection performance and operation potential between the bicycle-sharing system and metro transit system. A methodology of coverage area division and policy zoning based on cycling attraction area areas is used. Applying the methodology proposed to a case study in Shanghai, the metro stations in Shanghai are classified into four clusters with different characteristics, including stations with effective land utilization, stations with the potential to promote BS service, stations with deficiencies in BS service, and stations with the potential to improve the land utilization efficiency. According to the different demand patterns and operation performance of the four clusters, corresponding policy suggestions are proposed.
Highlights
Bicycle-sharing (BS) is the novel transportation mode emerging in recent years
We proposed indexes describing the spatio-temporal integration between the two transportation modes in three aspects including transferring demand, cycling attraction area, and bicycle parking demand
As an environmentally friendly short-distance sharing travel mode, BS is widely accepted as a good solution for the “last mile” problem with a considerable part of BS
Summary
Bicycle-sharing (BS) is the novel transportation mode emerging in recent years. It has been warmly accepted by the public in a significant number of cities around the world [1].The number of cities operating a bicycle-sharing platform (BSP) has increased from 13 in 2004 to 855 as of 2014. Bicycle-sharing (BS) is the novel transportation mode emerging in recent years. It has been warmly accepted by the public in a significant number of cities around the world [1]. In Shanghai, dockless BS service is mainly considered as an important supplement of public transportation system and is introduced to serve the public’s short-distance travel demand, solves the “last mile” problem, and provides a green, low-carbon, and eco-friendly travel mode. The BS service enables metro passengers to avail shared transportation for short urban trips between their residences or businesses and metro stations, which provides door-to-door journeys and improves the accessibility of the metro system
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