Identifying the factors affecting bike-sharing usage and degree of satisfaction in Ningbo, China.

ABSTRACT: The boom in bike-sharing is receiving growing attention as societies become more aware of the importance of active non-motorized traffic modes. However, the low usage of this transport mode in China raises concerns. The primary objective of this study is to explore factors affecting bike-sharing usage and satisfaction degree of bike-sharing among the bike-sharing user population in China. Data were collected by a questionnaire survey in Ningbo. A bivariate ordered probit (BOP) model was developed to examine simultaneously those factors associated with both bike-sharing usage and satisfaction degree of bike-sharing among users. Marginal effects for contributory factors were calculated to quantify their impacts on the outcomes. The results showed that the BOP model can account for commonly s

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5608320 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature