Dockless E-scooter usage patterns and urban built Environments: A comparison study of Austin, TX, and Minneapolis, MN

Bai, Shunhua; Jiao, Junfeng

doi:10.1016/j.tbs.2020.04.005

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“…The limited data on shared e-scooters so far also reveals a large gender gap in use (Figure 1). A gender gap is also found in population-based surveys and GIS-based analyses (Bai and Jiao 2020; Baltimore City 2019; Fitt and Curl 2019; Jiao and Bai 2020).…”

Section: Access To and Use Of Vehicle Sharing By Different Populationsmentioning

confidence: 83%

Are Shared Vehicles Shared by All? A Review of Equity and Vehicle Sharing

Dill

McNeil

2020

Journal of Planning Literature

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Vehicle sharing services (bikeshare, carshare, and e-scooters) offer the potential to improve mobility and accessibility for disadvantaged populations. This article reviews research related to equity and vehicle sharing, focusing on race/ethnicity, income, gender, age, and disability. We find evidence of disparities in use of shared vehicles, which is only partly explained by lack of physical proximity. Some studies reveal additional barriers to use, particularly for bikesharing. More research on barriers is necessary, particularly for carsharing. We identify several programs aimed at reducing barriers, though evidence of their impact is necessary to inform practice.

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Section: Access To and Use Of Vehicle Sharing By Different Populationsmentioning

confidence: 83%

Are Shared Vehicles Shared by All? A Review of Equity and Vehicle Sharing

Dill

McNeil

2020

Journal of Planning Literature

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“…In fact, the distance travelled by e-scooters is generally perceived as too short for hailing a taxi or taking public transport, and it can also seem too long for walking. Shared e-scooters might, therefore, fill this gap in sustainable transport options for short-distance trips [22,40], which represent an important share of current travel practices by car in North American, British, and German cities [41].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Austin, a spatio-temporal analysis of e-scooter trips suggested that commuting is not the main trip purpose and that ridership is greater in areas with more students [47]. Finally, Bai and Jiao [40] compared e-scooter use in two major US cities and concluded that, while similarities exist, usage patterns tend to be city-specific.…”

Section: Usage Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shared E-Scooters: A Review of Uses, Health and Environmental Impacts, and Policy Implications of a New Micro-Mobility Service

Bozzi

Aguiléra

2021

Sustainability

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Shared e-scooters refer to a micro-mobility service that enables the short rentals of e-scooters. The rapid growth of e-scooter sharing has sparked a heated discussion about its role in the urban mobility sector. This article presents a systematic review of the current knowledge on its uses and users, health and environmental impacts, and policy issues. The analysis is based on academic literature, identified with Google Scholar by using keywords and publication years from 2017, and relevant gray literature. Firstly, we highlight that the profiles of e-scooter renters seem to highly match the characteristics of other micro-mobility services users. Secondly, e-scooters are often associated with a high perception of risk from the public and an increasing occurrence of related road accidents. Thirdly, even if promoted as a green mobility option, the true environmental impact of shared e-scooters has only started to be investigated. Early studies point out negative impacts around their production, usage, and maintenance. Fourthly, the integration of shared e-scooters into the existing transport systems requires policy changes, both at the local and national level, including traffic regulations, safety rules, and physical infrastructure. Finally, this paper reveals the ambiguity of the term “e-scooter” and stresses the need for more research, as the future of cities is tied to the development of low-car lifestyles.

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“…Reck et al [21] also model the competition between different forms of micro-mobility. Other works have used patterns of mobility to identify differences between users, such as the mobility of habitual and occasional users [20,22], or to relate the types of trips with the conditions of the constructed space [14,23,24].…”

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Parking Places to Moped-Style Scooter Sharing Services Using GIS Location-Allocation Models and GPS Data

Pérez-Fernández

Palomares

2021

IJGI

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Moped-style scooters are one of the most popular systems of micro-mobility. They are undoubtedly good for the city, as they promote forms of environmentally-friendly mobility, in which flexibility helps prevent traffic build-up in the urban centers where they operate. However, their increasing numbers are also generating conflicts as a result of the bad behavior of users, their unwarranted use in public spaces, and above all their parking. This paper proposes a methodology for finding parking spaces for shared motorcycle services using Geographic information system (GIS) location-allocation models and Global Positioning System (GPS) data. We used the center of Madrid and data from the company Muving (one of the city’s main operators) for our case study. As well as finding the location of parking spaces for motorbikes, our analysis examines how the varying distribution of demand over the course of the day affects the demand allocated to parking spaces. The results demonstrate how reserving a relatively small number of parking spaces for scooters makes it possible to capture over 70% of journeys in the catchment area. The daily variations in the distribution of demand slightly reduce the efficiency of the network of parking spaces in the morning and increase it at night, when demand is strongly focused on the most central areas.

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Dockless E-scooter usage patterns and urban built Environments: A comparison study of Austin, TX, and Minneapolis, MN

Cited by 193 publications

References 12 publications

Are Shared Vehicles Shared by All? A Review of Equity and Vehicle Sharing

Are Shared Vehicles Shared by All? A Review of Equity and Vehicle Sharing

Shared E-Scooters: A Review of Uses, Health and Environmental Impacts, and Policy Implications of a New Micro-Mobility Service

Parking Places to Moped-Style Scooter Sharing Services Using GIS Location-Allocation Models and GPS Data

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