Micromobility and Urban Space

Fearnley, Nils

doi:10.2148/benv.47.4.437

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“…Micromobility is a common term for small vehicles, including e-bikes, e-scooters and skateboards (Fearnley 2021). Some are designed to be used in mixed traffic with pedestrians.…”

Section: Examples Of New Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Universal Design and Transport Innovations: A Discussion of New Mobility Solutions Through a Universal Design Lens

Aarhaug

2023

Lecture Notes in Mobility

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Most technological advances in mobility result in better accessibility for many, yet the benefits remain unevenly distributed. Universal design is a strategy to counter social exclusion, involving the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialised design New and improved mobility technologies typically result in increased mobility. However, most new technologies create both winners and losers – and who wins and who loses depends on how the mobility solution in question is introduced to the mobility system. This study finds that many of the new mobility technologies that are introduced, though not directly relating to universal design, strongly affect the universality of access to mobility. The chapter aims to give insight into how certain new mobility solutions affect different user groups, and to highlight how the outcome is a function of the interplay between technology and its implementation. The paper concludes by pointing at the need for regulation to align the objectives of the actors behind new technologies and an inclusive society.

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“…Micromobility is a common term for small vehicles, including e-bikes, e-scooters and skateboards (Fearnley 2021). Some are designed to be used in mixed traffic with pedestrians.…”

Section: Examples Of New Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Universal Design and Transport Innovations: A Discussion of New Mobility Solutions Through a Universal Design Lens

Aarhaug

2023

Lecture Notes in Mobility

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“…This issue might be resolved by changing the perception of using e-scooters on the footpath, or the e-scootering space's materiality. Fearnley (2021) report that e-scooter users may take to the sidewalks for reasons of traffic safety and accessibility rising conflicts between pedestrians and e-scooter users. discuss the conflict between shared e-scooter users and pedestrians as public space users, how the e-scooter users interact with pedestrians and social equity in access to public space.…”

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confidence: 99%

Built environment and micro-mobility: A systematic review of international literature

Zhang

Kasraian

Wesemael

2023

JTLU

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Recent innovations in business models and technology have brought out new mobility systems, including shared and electric micro-mobility. A rapidly expanding strand of literature mirrors the micro-mobility’s exponential growth and popularity. While many studies analyze micro-mobility from operations, management and user perspectives, fewer works investigate the micro-mobility and built environment (BE) relationship. This paper systematically reviews the descriptive and empirical studies that investigate this relationship. It analyzes whether, similar to other transportation modes, micro-mobility (e.g., bike-sharing schemes and e-bikes/e-scooters) can potentially influence three BE aspects: urban design, land use, and transportation system. Furthermore, it outlines the recommended changes in the BE to support the micro-mobility and/or enhance the quality of the environment for non-users. This paper investigates the BE and micro-mobility relation at the three levels of node (e.g., the emergence of docking stations and parking stops), link (e.g., the street-level conflicts with walking/cycling/vehicle lanes) and network (e.g., infrastructure network creation and catchment area shifts). In addition, this relation is explored over time, based on the development stage of micro-mobility, the BE aspect (urban design, land use, or transport system), and spatial context (urban or rural). The findings are relevant for urban and transport planners, designers, researchers, policy makers and public authorities. They contribute to a much-needed evidence base for effective design and policy recommendations to accommodate micro-mobility in the BE to achieve a safe and inclusive public space.

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“…This trend has accelerated with the advent of low-power personal mobility vehicles such as electric-assist bicycles, scooters, and skateboards that are gaining popularity. These new mobility options create opportunities to address enduring challenges in the transportation sector related to traffic congestion, air pollution, climate change, public health, and energy consumption ( 1 , 2 ). A wider variety of mobility options, in the presence of appropriate infrastructure, can also help make transportation systems more equitable by accommodating a wider array of travel needs ( 3 , 4 ).…”

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What is on the Bicycle Paths? A Detailed Vehicle Taxonomy with Mode Share Data for Off-Street Paths in Metropolitan Vancouver, Canada

Hassanpour

Bigazzi

2023

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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The trend of increasingly multi-modal urban transportation has accelerated with the advent of low-power vehicles such as electric-assist bicycles, scooters, and skateboards. Despite increased attention, little is known about the actual usage of these vehicles, such as their mode shares in off-street and cycling facilities. The objectives of this study are to: (1) catalog all motorized and non-motorized vehicles in use on cycling facilities in metropolitan Vancouver, Canada; (2) create a taxonomy of the vehicles using visually identifiable features; and (3) determine volumes and mode shares for each vehicle type. We develop and validate a field data collection method using pneumatic tubes synchronized with video cameras, and collect classified volume data at 12 strategically selected locations over four seasons. A total of 25,282 vehicles are classified from more than 450 h of video data, categorized into 27 types using 10 features, such as number of wheels, number of axles, and existence of a battery/motor. Conventional (non-shared) bicycles are still the dominant vehicle in use, with a mode share of 90%. Although a variety of motorized personal mobility devices are present in cycling facilities, their mode shares are still extremely small. Electric bicycles are the most common motorized vehicle, with a mean mode share of 4% (ranging from 0% to 20% by location-date). The proposed taxonomy enables consistent empirical data collection to evaluate mode share trends and patterns, and to study the impacts of regulatory changes, incentive programs, and new infrastructure.

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Micromobility and Urban Space

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Universal Design and Transport Innovations: A Discussion of New Mobility Solutions Through a Universal Design Lens

Universal Design and Transport Innovations: A Discussion of New Mobility Solutions Through a Universal Design Lens

Built environment and micro-mobility: A systematic review of international literature

What is on the Bicycle Paths? A Detailed Vehicle Taxonomy with Mode Share Data for Off-Street Paths in Metropolitan Vancouver, Canada

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