Increasing the use of public bicycles: Efficiency and demand

Millions of people travel every day by car in cities around the world, with daily mobility being one main contributors to CO2 emissions. Bicycle-sharing systems are a alternative cars that may help reduce and GHG We analyze public bike-sharing service (BIZI, Zaragoza, Spain, May 2008–August 2019, 24 million uses), from perspective both efficiency demand profiles, determine whether use bicycles city can be increased. study evolution BIZI service, showing increased rapidly at first reached an optimum value after two years. Using regression models, we characterize groups this most relate bicycle factors such as weather conditions, number bike lanes, extensions. Our analysis allows us for subject, primarily, conditions. This factor or boost kind which firms decide on possible locations.