The effects of COVID-19 on female and male bike sharing users: Insights from Lisbon's GIRA

A study on the factors that influenced the choice of transport mode before, during, and after the first lockdown in Milan, Italy

“…Recent studies demonstrate that certain travel attributes (e.g., travel distance and travel time), and individual characteristics (e.g., socio-demographics and perceptions) have contributed to the choice of transport mode during the pandemic ( Abduljabbar et al, 2022 ). It is evident that several factors such as gender, income, car ownership, travel distance, and travel purpose were significant predictors of mode choice during the pandemic ( Abdullah et al, 2020 ; Abdullah et al, 2022 ; Amin & Adah, 2022 ; Chen et al, 2022 ; Nikolaidou et al, 2023 ; Schmidt et al, 2021 ; Teixeira & Cunha, 2023 ; Zafri et al, 2022 ).…”

Who changed and who maintained their urban bike-sharing mobility after the COVID-19 outbreak? A within-subjects study

“…For instance, weekdays attracted more BSS usage than weekends, although there was an increase during non-working days during the pandemic in Barcelona and Beijing ( Bustamante et al, 2022 ; Chai et al, 2021 ). Men still tended to use the BSS more than women during the pandemic, but COVID-19 onset prompted an increase in women users in Barcelona, Spain and Shiraz, Iran ( Bustamante et al, 2022 ; Shaer et al, 2021 ), with a similar frequency in Lisbon, Portugal ( Teixeira & Cunha, 2023 ). Younger individuals were more likely to use bike-sharing than older people, although an increase among older people was observed during the pandemic in Nanjing ( Hua et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Men showed a higher prevalence of bike ownership and were more inclined to use personal bikes than women when the BSS was unavailable. Conversely, women tended to combine the BSS with public transport and were more likely to use personal transport if the BSS was unavailable ( Teixeira & Cunha, 2023 ). As in pre-pandemic research, women's behaviour appeared to be more influenced by a perception of environmental risks (such as injuries and accidents) and social insecurity (such as violence and harassment) ( Graystone et al, 2022 ; Pellicer-Chenoll et al, 2021 ).…”

Developing a transit desert interactive dashboard: Supervised modeling for forecasting transit deserts

“…In the meantime, the capabilities of using transportation are different between men and women [ 7 , 14 ]. Women and gender minorities are prone to experiencing more challenges than men when using the transit system because they are more vulnerable to harassment [ 15 ].…”