Loading…

Explaining shared micromobility usage, competition and mode choice by modelling empirical data from Zurich, Switzerland

Shared micromobility services (e-scooters, bikes, e-bikes) have rapidly gained popularity in the past few years, yet little is known about their usage. While most previous studies have analysed single modes, only few comparative studies of two modes exist and none so-far have analysed competition or...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daniel J Reck, Haitao He, Sergio Guidon, Kay W Axhausen
Format: Default Article
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/14535624.v1
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1805987498558488576
author Daniel J Reck
Haitao He
Sergio Guidon
Kay W Axhausen
author_facet Daniel J Reck
Haitao He
Sergio Guidon
Kay W Axhausen
author_sort Daniel J Reck (10744863)
collection Figshare
description Shared micromobility services (e-scooters, bikes, e-bikes) have rapidly gained popularity in the past few years, yet little is known about their usage. While most previous studies have analysed single modes, only few comparative studies of two modes exist and none so-far have analysed competition or mode choice at a high spatiotemporal resolution for more than two modes. To this end, we develop a generally applicable methodology to model and analyse shared micromobility competition and mode choice using widely accessible vehicle location data. We apply this methodology to estimate the first comprehensive mode choice models between four different micromobility modes using the largest and densest empirical shared micromobility dataset to-date. Our results suggest that mode choice is nested (dockless and docked) and dominated by distance and time of day. Docked modes are preferred for commuting. Hence, docking infrastructure for currently dockless modes could be vital for bolstering micromobility as an attractive alternative to private cars to tackle urban congestion during rush hours. Furthermore, our results reveal a fundamental relationship between fleet density and usage. A “plateau effect” is observed with decreasing marginal utility gains for increasing fleet densities. City authorities and service providers can leverage this quantitative relationship to develop evidence-based micromobility regulation and optimise their fleet deployment, respectively.
format Default
Article
id rr-article-14535624
institution Loughborough University
publishDate 2021
record_format Figshare
spelling rr-article-145356242021-01-11T00:00:00Z Explaining shared micromobility usage, competition and mode choice by modelling empirical data from Zurich, Switzerland Daniel J Reck (10744863) Haitao He (6815888) Sergio Guidon (10744866) Kay W Axhausen (10744869) Micromobility E-scooter E-bike Bikesharing Competition Mode choice Shared micromobility services (e-scooters, bikes, e-bikes) have rapidly gained popularity in the past few years, yet little is known about their usage. While most previous studies have analysed single modes, only few comparative studies of two modes exist and none so-far have analysed competition or mode choice at a high spatiotemporal resolution for more than two modes. To this end, we develop a generally applicable methodology to model and analyse shared micromobility competition and mode choice using widely accessible vehicle location data. We apply this methodology to estimate the first comprehensive mode choice models between four different micromobility modes using the largest and densest empirical shared micromobility dataset to-date. Our results suggest that mode choice is nested (dockless and docked) and dominated by distance and time of day. Docked modes are preferred for commuting. Hence, docking infrastructure for currently dockless modes could be vital for bolstering micromobility as an attractive alternative to private cars to tackle urban congestion during rush hours. Furthermore, our results reveal a fundamental relationship between fleet density and usage. A “plateau effect” is observed with decreasing marginal utility gains for increasing fleet densities. City authorities and service providers can leverage this quantitative relationship to develop evidence-based micromobility regulation and optimise their fleet deployment, respectively. 2021-01-11T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/14535624.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Explaining_shared_micromobility_usage_competition_and_mode_choice_by_modelling_empirical_data_from_Zurich_Switzerland/14535624 CC BY 4.0
spellingShingle Micromobility
E-scooter
E-bike
Bikesharing
Competition
Mode choice
Daniel J Reck
Haitao He
Sergio Guidon
Kay W Axhausen
Explaining shared micromobility usage, competition and mode choice by modelling empirical data from Zurich, Switzerland
title Explaining shared micromobility usage, competition and mode choice by modelling empirical data from Zurich, Switzerland
title_full Explaining shared micromobility usage, competition and mode choice by modelling empirical data from Zurich, Switzerland
title_fullStr Explaining shared micromobility usage, competition and mode choice by modelling empirical data from Zurich, Switzerland
title_full_unstemmed Explaining shared micromobility usage, competition and mode choice by modelling empirical data from Zurich, Switzerland
title_short Explaining shared micromobility usage, competition and mode choice by modelling empirical data from Zurich, Switzerland
title_sort explaining shared micromobility usage, competition and mode choice by modelling empirical data from zurich, switzerland
topic Micromobility
E-scooter
E-bike
Bikesharing
Competition
Mode choice
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/14535624.v1