Chen, Y;
Zhang, Y;
Coffman, D;
Mi, Z;
(2022)
An environmental benefit analysis of bike sharing in New York City.
Cities
, 121
, Article 103475. 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103475.
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Abstract
Bike-sharing systems provide the public with more transport choices. To elaborate more effectively and comprehensively bike sharing's prospective contribution to urban sustainable development, a quantitative estimation of bike sharing's environmental benefits is performed through a case study of New York City's bike-sharing systems. Using a long-term series of big data, the environmental benefits of bike sharing in New York City are evaluated from a spatiotemporal perspective. Data on a total of 48 million bicycle trips between January 2014 and December 2017 are analysed. During 2014-2017, bike travellers saved 13,370 t of oil equivalent, and decreased 30,070 t of carbon emissions and 80 t of nitrogen oxides. Evaluation of gender dynamics reveals that men produced greater environmental benefits through the bike-sharing initiative.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | An environmental benefit analysis of bike sharing in New York City |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103475 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103475 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Bike-sharing systems, Big data, Energy consumption, Carbon emissions, Nitrogen oxides, Gender |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10135792 |
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