Who uses shared micro-mobility services? Empirical evidence from Zurich, Switzerland

Reck, Daniel Jan; Axhausen, Kay W.

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2021.102803

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“…The survey results indicate that more males had used an e-micromobility vehicle in the past. This supports previous research (Krizek and McGuckin, 2019;Reck and Axhausen, 2021). Research from Denver, Colorado, indicated that the gender split was approximately 70/30, with more males using shared e-bikes (Denver Public Works, 2019).…”

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“…In terms of who uses e-micromobilities, based on the "innovation diffusion" model by Rogers (1995), it may be expected that users of e-micromobilities are young, highly educated, relatively wealthy and male-a demographic that also reflects early adopters across a variety of other sectors (Black et al, 2001). In support, there is emerging evidence that indicates that the users of shared e-micromobilities are indeed young and male and have a high income (Reck and Axhausen, 2021).…”

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Perceptions of E-Micromobility Vehicles Amongst Staff and Students at Universities in the North of England

Bridge

2023

Active Travel Studies

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Background Micromobilities encompass active modes of travel such as walking and cycling alongside the use of lightweight vehicles that typically travel at speeds below 25km/hr such as electric scooters, cargo bikes and electric pedal assisted bicycles. Micromobility vehicles are increasing in popularity with the worldwide e-bike industry currently standing at £89.31 million with estimates that it will rise to £440.50 million by 2026. In England, most journeys taken are short, with 2018 data indicating that 25% of trips were under 1 mile, and 68% are under 5 miles. At present the majority of such journeys are completed using private cars. However, such journeys could be completed on foot, bike or scooter.  Whilst power assisted micromobility modes constitute active travel to a lesser (e-scooters) or greater (e-bikes) extent, alongside other active modes of travel, they can help to reduce private car use thereby improving traffic congestion, reducing pollution and creating healthier populations.Leeds has committed to achieving net-zero by 2030. Reducing private car use, through promoting micromobilities can help to reach such goals. But questions remain about how power assisted micromobility vehicles might fit into current transport networks, what role they may play in promoting or increasing transport inequalities and how they are perceived by communities in terms of their sustainability, affordability, safety and accessibility.  Leeds has three large universities with thousands of staff and over 200,000 students living in and around the city. Many people within this population commute to Leeds to study or work or commute between campuses in the city during the day. Many of these short trips are made using private cars but could be completed using active modes of travel including micromobility vehicles. The student and staff population is diverse, but accessible via university email and social media networks, and as such provides a good opportunity to explore perceptions relating to e-micromobility in the city. Objective and methods The aim of this study will be to explore perceptions of e-micromobility amongst university staff and students in three institutions across Leeds.To explore this objective, a survey and interviews will be conducted. Questions will be produced following a review of the existing literature relating to perceptions of micromobilities. The questions will then be reviewed by a panel made up of Leeds city council policy makers, transport planners, active travel and micromobility researchers, and a sample of students and staff from Leeds university.  The questions will then be used to develop an online survey which will be shared with Leeds university staff and students via email networks and social media. A paper version of the survey will also be available for any staff or students that are unable to access the online version. Following analysis of the survey, up to 10 interviews will be conducted with a diverse sample of staff and students to explore key themes that emerged in the surveys. Potential outcomes and implications The findings of this study will be summarised into a report that can be shared with researchers and decision makers in order to inform future policy relating to e-micromobility. The findings can also be shared with the institutions involved in the data collection in order to help guide their actions relating to active travel and e-micromobility, which could inform and support the cities ambition to achieve net zero by 2030.

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Perceptions of E-Micromobility Vehicles Amongst Staff and Students at Universities in the North of England

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2023

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“…Gao et al (2019) Bike-sharing Chinese residents SEM Perceived usefulness, facilitating conditions and perceived risks were important determinants to the adoption of bike sharing systems. such as bike-, scooter-or carsharing (e.g., Akgün-Tanbay et al, 2022;Campisi et al, 2021;Eccarius & Lu, 2020;Gao et al, 2019;Mattia et al, 2019), whereas fewer publications focus on shared mobility services in a broader sense (e.g., Jie et al, 2021;Ko et al, 2021;Reck & Axhausen, 2021). Our research aligns itself with the latter stream of research, focusing specifically on the intention to adopt different shared electric vehicle types available via eHUBs.…”

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Something for every one? - An investigation of people’s intention to use different types of shared electric vehicle

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Thorpe

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Travel Behaviour and Society

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“…The few studies on e-scooters have thus far found mixed results regarding e-scooter use and income (Aguilera-García and Gomez, 2020; Jiao and Bai, 2020;Lee et al, 2021;Reck and Axhausen, 2021;Tuli et al, 2021). One of the studies looking at the relationship between the demographic characteristics of users and e-scooter use found a negative causal relationship between being low-income and frequency of e-scooter use across four cities (Frias-Martinez et al, 2021).…”

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Equitable, inclusive and sustainable public transit mobility through mobility on demand? A critical perspective

Ward

Oakley²

2022

Front. Sustain. Cities

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In recent decades, public transit authorities have increasingly opted to invest in commuter transit that caters to a whiter, wealthier demographic as opposed to lower-income transit-dependent populations. In addition, urban-suburban population shifts caused by central-city gentrification has meant that those who depend on public transit the most have been forced to move outside the city center. This presents challenges for transit-dependent riders, particularly in sprawling, car-dependent Southern US cities where transit agencies are spatially constrained and underfunded. Quite simply, the transit does not reach the destinations where the people who need it most are moving. Mobility-on-demand (MOD) has emerged in recent years as an innovative approach to sustainability through mobility. Increasingly, scholars are exploring its ability to increase access to opportunity areas (i.e., shopping, employment, social commitments) previously disconnected because of transit spatial mismatching. In this paper, we situate the discussion of MODs within the larger context of the unequal development in cities. We discuss extant research on MODs, and an initiative being piloted in a medium-sized Southern US city, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Using a transit equity lens we explore, within the context of historical and present uneven development, whether MODs are truly disruptive in reducing transit disadvantage, can address the limits of the “city-centric” nature of fixed and sparse public transit in areas of the country with a poor history of public transit investment (e.g., the US South), and respond to the dynamic nature of regional migration that constitute cities in the 21st century.

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Who uses shared micro-mobility services? Empirical evidence from Zurich, Switzerland

Cited by 94 publications

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Perceptions of E-Micromobility Vehicles Amongst Staff and Students at Universities in the North of England

Perceptions of E-Micromobility Vehicles Amongst Staff and Students at Universities in the North of England

Something for every one? - An investigation of people’s intention to use different types of shared electric vehicle

Equitable, inclusive and sustainable public transit mobility through mobility on demand? A critical perspective

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