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Title:

Exploratory Multivariate Analysis of Bike-Sharing System Use: Trip Characteristics and the Effect of Pricing Scheme Change

Accession Number:

01624850

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Facing the rapidly growing popularity of bike-sharing systems worldwide, this study explores the trip characteristics of using public bikes at the level of zonal Origin-Destination (O-D) pairs, particularly with respect to the effect of pricing scheme change. Based on the availability of transaction records of Youbike, the bike-sharing system in Taipei, Taiwan, which contain data before and after an increased usage fee (as the cancellation of a free-usage period for the first 30- minute), the associated demand-side responses are studied in the context of multivariate analysis. Two regressive models are developed thereupon to investigate the effect of the change on the O- D pairs associated various land-use patterns. A finite mixture model is constructed, which identifies three distinct components with different levels of sensitivity toward the changing price. An ordered probit model is further constructed for direct before-after analysis on the variation of zonal O-D demand. Both models suggest that the pricing scheme change have greater impact on short-distance and student-related trips which are generally made by frequent users. Such research findings enable better understanding of the usage pattern of bike-sharing systems, which can benefit the associated planning and operation. They also imply the trade-off between the perspective of encouraging greener mobility and other managerial principles regarding public transportation and government subsidy.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF20 Standing Committee on Bicycle Transportation. Alternate title: Exploratory Multivariate Analysis of Bikesharing System Use: Trip Characteristics and Effect of Pricing Scheme Change

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-06683

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Wu, Yi-Hsuan
Kang, Lei
Wang, Po-Chieh
Hsu, Yu-Ting

Pagination:

16p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Taipei (Taiwan)

Subject Areas:

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-06683

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 12:44PM