Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
3-2023
Abstract
This study analyzes the effect of different built environments on bike-share usage in nascent dock-based systems in three Texas cities. Past research offers little insight as to whether elements associated with higher bicycle usage in major cities affect ridership in secondary, developing bike-share markets within lower density American cities. In Austin and Houston, a positive relationship emerges between bike-share usage and proximity to high-comfort bicycle facilities. All three cities demonstrated surprisingly minimal relationship between bike-share usage and other proven drivers of bicycling activity in urban areas, which may result from system design for leisure- and recreation-based trips.
Keywords
bike-share station usage, kernel density, built environment, GIS
Discipline
Transportation | Urban Studies
Research Areas
Integrative Research Areas
Publication
Journal of Planning Education and Research
Volume
43
Issue
1
First Page
122
Last Page
135
ISSN
0739-456X
Identifier
10.1177/0739456X19862854
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Citation
ALCORN, Louis G. and JIAO, Junfeng.
Bike-sharing station usage and the surrounding built environments in major Texas cities. (2023). Journal of Planning Education and Research. 43, (1), 122-135.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/505
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X19862854