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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Behaviour of Bike Sharing Users

Chen, Yan; Sun, Xinlu; Deveci, Muhammet; Coffman, D'Maris; (2022) The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Behaviour of Bike Sharing Users. Sustainable Cities and Society , Article 104003. 10.1016/j.scs.2022.104003. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Globally most governments implemented a ‘Working from Home’ (home office) strategy to contain the spread of the coronavirus in 2020 in order to ensure public safety and minimize the transmission of the virus. Unsurprisingly studies have found that COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on urban transportation systems; however, the number of shared bicycle riders is progressively growing compared to other modes of public transit. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of COVID-19 on the usage of shared bicycle systems in order to identify passenger travel patterns and habits. In addition, bicycle rentals are becoming more popular in some locations. This demonstrates that bike sharing as a transport option has a high level of social adaptability and is progressively being adopted by the general population in a fashion that promotes the resilience of transport systems.

Type: Article
Title: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Behaviour of Bike Sharing Users
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2022.104003
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.104003
Language: English
Additional information: © 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
Keywords: Bike sharing system, COVID-19, Human mobility, Big data, User behaviours
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150671
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