The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behaviour of bike sharing users

Towards building resilient cities to pandemics: A review of COVID-19 literature

“…In addition, in a pandemic, when there is a fear of public transport congestion due to the risk of getting the disease, walkability is considered one of the essential principles to preventing disruption of activities and daily life in cities ( Banai, 2020 ). Furthermore, bicycling infrastructures and programs, especially the Bicycle Sharing System (BSS), play a vital role in meeting the transportation needs of citizens and are a viable alternative to public transportation, as they are compatible with social distancing ( Teixeira and Lopes, 2020 ; Chen et al, 2022 ). Moreover, sustainable transportation options such as bicycles and facilitating walking in the city minimize air pollution, which can improve the condition of infected individuals.…”

Systematic literature review on impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and corresponding measures on mobility

“…The usage behavior of these modes shows inconsistent results in each city, probably because the factors of decrease (e.g., decreased numbers of trips and increased working from home) and increase (e.g., effects of short-distance travel shifting from public transit) are mixed together. For example, during the pandemic, bike-sharing use decreased in London (Li et al 2021b;Heydari et al 2021), Lisbon (Teixeira et al 2022), Bangkok (Sangveraphunsiri et al 2022), andSlovakia (Kubal'ák et al 2021), remained moderately stable in Korea (Choi et al 2023), and increased in Singapore (Song et al 2022) and Washington DC (Chen et al 2022b). Ten cities in Germany also showed inconsistent results; the bicycle traffic volume decreased where the ratio of bicycle means was high and increased where the ratio of means was low, while pedestrian traffic decreased with higher local infectiousness and government measures (Mollers et al 2022).…”

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

“…An increase in bike-sharing hire time and average travel duration was found in London, Beijing, Boston and New York, sometimes with short journeys ( Heydari et al, 2021 ; Padmanabhan et al, 2021 ; Shang et al, 2021 ; Teixeira & Lopes, 2020 ; Xin et al, 2022 ). In Washington DC, more people were prepared to use the BSS for their complete commutes rather than just the final few miles ( Chen et al, 2022 ), and trip distance was relevant to Barcelona BSS usage during the pandemic ( Bustamante et al, 2022 ).…”