Impact of public bike sharing: Experiences from Ningbo, China

Chenxi Lu; Alan C.H. Wen; Jing Bie; Steven Shijin Zhou

Impact of public bike sharing: Experiences from Ningbo, China

Chenxi Lu
, Alan C.H. Wen
, Jing Bie
, Steven Shijin Zhou

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Abstract

We report the experiences of the bike sharing system in Ningbo, China. To analyze the impact of the system, system log data are collected for the whole month of May 2014 (with more than 1.7 million usage records), supplemented by questionnaire data from 1,856 respondents. Our results show that public bike usage follows the same pattern as road traffic, with morning and evening peaks on week days. In terms of mode substitution, 16% of public bike trips would have been made by private cars. In average, each public bike is used 3.7 times per day, with each trip lasting around 23 minutes and covering around 3.5 kilometre. This translates into a reduction of car travel by more than 11 million kilometre per year, a significant contribution to the sustainability of urban transport in Ningbo.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation
Editors	Allan Wing Gun Wong, Simon Ho Fai Wong, Gordon Lai Ming Leung
Publisher	Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited
Pages	201-207
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9789881581457
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Smart Transportation, HKSTS 2016 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 10 Dec 2016 → 12 Dec 2016

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Name	Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation

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Conference	21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Smart Transportation, HKSTS 2016
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	10/12/16 → 12/12/16

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Bike sharing
Cycling
Impact analysis
Public transport
User analysis

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Transportation

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Lu, C., Wen, A. C. H., Bie, J., & Zhou, S. S. (2018). Impact of public bike sharing: Experiences from Ningbo, China. In A. W. G. Wong, S. H. F. Wong, & G. L. M. Leung (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation (pp. 201-207). (Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation). Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited.

Lu, Chenxi ; Wen, Alan C.H. ; Bie, Jing et al. / Impact of public bike sharing : Experiences from Ningbo, China. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation. editor / Allan Wing Gun Wong ; Simon Ho Fai Wong ; Gordon Lai Ming Leung. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited, 2018. pp. 201-207 (Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation).

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Lu, C, Wen, ACH, Bie, J & Zhou, SS 2018, Impact of public bike sharing: Experiences from Ningbo, China. in AWG Wong, SHF Wong & GLM Leung (eds), Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation, Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited, pp. 201-207, 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Smart Transportation, HKSTS 2016, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 10/12/16.

Impact of public bike sharing: Experiences from Ningbo, China. / Lu, Chenxi; Wen, Alan C.H.; Bie, Jing et al.
Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation. ed. / Allan Wing Gun Wong; Simon Ho Fai Wong; Gordon Lai Ming Leung. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited, 2018. p. 201-207 (Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation).

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