Francesco BRUZZONE, Università IUAV di Venezia, Italy
Mariangela SCORRANO, University of Trieste, Italy
Silvio NOCERA, Università IUAV di Venezia, Italy
On the possibility of combining e-bike-sharing and demand-responsive transport systems to solve low-demand traffic instances
The operational characteristics of transit systems in low-demand areas generally reveal poor performance and the need for improvements.
Conventional public transport in such areas is often unable to meet accessibility needs and requirements of different user groups, resulting in large portions of the population relying on private motorized transport, high operational costs, and thus increased fares and low revenues. This leads to a vicious circle of service cuts, further ridership fall, even lower revenues, and so on, to the point where services are discontinued.
To tackle these challenges, transit planning must respond with appropriate services and policies to allow public transport to compete with private automobiles:
This research discusses the potential integration of electric bike-sharing systems and demand-responsive transport systems to effectively solve this issue. The implementation of such combined system generally lies within the funding possibilities of the municipalities, and in full compliance with the objectives and targets of ongoing European Union (EU)-funded programs. The research will also highlight the importance of combined schedules to facilitate customers’ use and that numerous progresses can be gained by benchmarking the proposal against the.private motorized transport.
Mots clés : Demand-responsive transit|Active travel|Bike|Transport integration|Low-demand areas
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