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Public bikesharing In North America : early operator and user understanding [research brief].
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2012-06-01
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Abstract:Public bikesharing—the shared use of a bicycle fleet—is an innovative transportation strategy that has recently emerged in North America. Bikesharing systems typically position bicycles at docking stations for immediate access. Trips can be one-way or round-trip. As of January 2012, 15 information technology (IT)-based, public bikesharing systems had emerged in the United States—accounting for 172,070 users and 5,238 bicycles, and four IT-based programs accounted for 44,352 users and 6,235 bicycles in Canada.
This study documents the state of public bikesharing in the U.S. and Canada and informs:
• Key attributes and business models of these bikesharing operations;
• Economics of bikesharing and insurance issues in North America;
• Evolution of IT-based bikesharing in the U.S. and Canada;
• Impact of bikesharing on walking, bicycling, public transit, and exercise;
• Helmet use among users surveyed;
• Purpose of bikesharing trips, bikesharing system use, and user perceptions;
• Impact of public bikesharing on driving and vehicle ownership; and
• Role of commute distance in public bikesharing use and travel pattern impacts.
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