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Title E-scooters: competition with shared bicycles and relationship to public transport
ID_Doc 44427
Authors Nawaro, L
Title E-scooters: competition with shared bicycles and relationship to public transport
Year 2021
Published International Journal Of Urban Sustainable Development, 13, 3
DOI 10.1080/19463138.2021.1981336
Abstract E-scooters have recently emerged as an alternative means of transportation in cities. It remains unclear whether e-scooters compete for users with bicycles - another mode of shared micromobility. Their relationship to public transport can be complementary or substitutionary, and it has not been ascertained which effect prevails. This paper contributes to answering these questions using empirical trip-level data on Warsaw. We find that there is little difference between e-scooters' and bicycles' speed and that placement of bicycle docks influences number of e-scooter trips, which is an indication that they compete for the same market. E-scooters' trip data shows that they are more complementary to rapid public transport and may contribute to solving the last-mile problem. We discuss the importance of results for optimal policy promoting environmentally friendly transportation and identify further research directions.
Author Keywords Big data; smart city; spatial data; e-scooters; shared micromobility
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000706689700001
WoS Category Environmental Studies
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19463138.2021.1981336?needAccess=true
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