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Assessing Potential of Bike Share Networks and Active Transportation to Improve Urban Mobility, Physical Activity and Public Health Outcomes in South Carolina
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2024-10-21
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Edition:Final Report (Aug 2019 - Aug 2023)
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Abstract:Cities and communities across the U.S. are placing a greater emphasis on active transportation and implementing bike share systems through partnerships with private service providers and advocacy groups. This research project assessed impacts of the built environment and transportation infrastructure on physical activity, health and active transportation through a case study analysis located in Charleston, South Carolina with specific emphasis on a local bike share system. Use of active transportation travel modes, such as bike share systems, to accommodate short (3-miles or less) length urban trips provides a unique solution for improving mobility, reducing congestion, adopting sustainability concepts, increasing levels of physical activity, and influencing desirable public health outcomes. Charleston’s initial bike share system, Holy Spokes, was launched in 2017 and included 27-stations, 250-bicycle fleet, and 13,000-registered members. During the initial year of operation users logged 49,000-trips and 105,000-miles of travel within the downtown peninsula district, which incorporates 8-square miles, or 5,120-acres. Specific research objectives focused on levels of physical activity benefits for bicyclists and use of suitable routes for bicycle travel.
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