Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

An approach to modeling bike-sharing systems based on spatial equity concept

Caggiani, Leonardo ; Camporeale, Rosalia LU ; Dimitrijević, Branka and Vidović, Milorad (2020) In Transportation Research Procedia p.185-192
Abstract
Efficient and sustainable mobility is becoming a need for emerging metropolitan areas, essential to grant their attractiveness, quality of life and economic power. Among the possible strategies to adopt, shared mobility systems have proven to be a valuable alternative to accommodate the mobility needs of citizens ensuring at the same time sustainability and transport flexibility. In particular, this paper focuses on bike-sharing systems. Despite many studies have recognized the importance of planning processes supported by equity principles, only a few have integrated spatial equity concepts in the planning of a bike-sharing system. With this research, we want to propose an original model to determine the number and layout of bike... (More)
Efficient and sustainable mobility is becoming a need for emerging metropolitan areas, essential to grant their attractiveness, quality of life and economic power. Among the possible strategies to adopt, shared mobility systems have proven to be a valuable alternative to accommodate the mobility needs of citizens ensuring at the same time sustainability and transport flexibility. In particular, this paper focuses on bike-sharing systems. Despite many studies have recognized the importance of planning processes supported by equity principles, only a few have integrated spatial equity concepts in the planning of a bike-sharing system. With this research, we want to propose an original model to determine the number and layout of bike stations, as well as the number of bicycles and racks for each of them. The suggested approach aims at minimizing the costs associated with the system implementation and operation while balancing the level of service for all the users over the territory. A set of illustrative examples and a sensitivity analysis are provided. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Bike-sharing system, equitable level of service, bike stations locations, stations dimensioning
in
Transportation Research Procedia
pages
8 pages
publisher
Elsevier
external identifiers
  • scopus:85083455142
ISSN
2352-1465
DOI
10.1016/j.trpro.2020.03.006
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
b4e39453-4082-4520-a680-227443608cf0
date added to LUP
2020-04-17 15:39:15
date last changed
2022-04-18 21:40:32
@article{b4e39453-4082-4520-a680-227443608cf0,
  abstract     = {{Efficient and sustainable mobility is becoming a need for emerging metropolitan areas, essential to grant their attractiveness, quality of life and economic power. Among the possible strategies to adopt, shared mobility systems have proven to be a valuable alternative to accommodate the mobility needs of citizens ensuring at the same time sustainability and transport flexibility. In particular, this paper focuses on bike-sharing systems. Despite many studies have recognized the importance of planning processes supported by equity principles, only a few have integrated spatial equity concepts in the planning of a bike-sharing system. With this research, we want to propose an original model to determine the number and layout of bike stations, as well as the number of bicycles and racks for each of them. The suggested approach aims at minimizing the costs associated with the system implementation and operation while balancing the level of service for all the users over the territory. A set of illustrative examples and a sensitivity analysis are provided.}},
  author       = {{Caggiani, Leonardo and Camporeale, Rosalia and Dimitrijević, Branka and Vidović, Milorad}},
  issn         = {{2352-1465}},
  keywords     = {{Bike-sharing system; equitable level of service; bike stations locations; stations dimensioning}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{03}},
  pages        = {{185--192}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Transportation Research Procedia}},
  title        = {{An approach to modeling bike-sharing systems based on spatial equity concept}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2020.03.006}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.trpro.2020.03.006}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}