Bike-Sharing: Network Efficiency and Demand Profiles

This paper analyzes a bike-sharing service from both network efficiency and demand profiles perspectives. Specifically, it focuses on the BIZI in city of Zaragoza (Spain), which was launched May 2008 with aim increasing use bicycle city. Since then, number users has increased smoothly, currently constitutes an integrated transport mode as alternative to cars public The evolution service, using analysis show that rapidly over time until reaching optimum value after two years. Furthermore, regression models characterizes groups most this relates factors such weather conditions, bike lanes, extensions. will allow us characterize for can be great importance when developing payment systems.