Who are the 'super-users' of public bike share? An analysis of public bike share members in Vancouver, BC.

ABSTRACT: Public bike share programs have been critiqued for serving those who already bicycle, or more well-off individuals who already have a multitude of transportation options. While substantial research focuses on characteristics of public bike share members, it often overlooks their intensity of use which may relate more directly to transport and health gains. In this study we link system data with member survey data to characterize "super-users" of Vancouver's public bike share system. We used system data from September 1, 2016-August 31, 2017 to calculate member-specific trip rates (trips/month). We linked system data to demographic and travel data for members who completed an online survey in 2017 (1232 members who had made 89,945 trips). We defined super-users as those who made 20 or more

SUBMITTER: Winters M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6627413 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature