{"title":"Uncovering heterogeneous effects of link-level street environment on e-bike and e-scooter usage","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104477","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates how the street environment influences e-bike and e-scooter flows at the link level, considering their distinct spatial travel patterns. An angle-based spatial autoregressive quantile regression (SAQR) model is developed to analyze fine-scale street environments in Washington, D.C. We observe distinct spatial travel patterns between e-bikes and e-scooters, and e-scooter usage is more concentrated in city centers. Link design and network design have stronger impacts on the usage of e-bike and e-scooter than land use features. However, land use features are more likely to affect the flow of these two modes differently. Specifically, streets with dedicated bike lanes, traffic signals, wider width, higher betweenness centrality, and a higher proportion of entertainment and office land tend to attract more e-bike and e-scooter trips. In addition, bike-friendly facilities, particularly buffered bike lanes, exhibit more pronounced impacts. The findings provide policy implications for nuanced street design guidelines to facilitate electric micromobility usage.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23277,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920924004346","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study investigates how the street environment influences e-bike and e-scooter flows at the link level, considering their distinct spatial travel patterns. An angle-based spatial autoregressive quantile regression (SAQR) model is developed to analyze fine-scale street environments in Washington, D.C. We observe distinct spatial travel patterns between e-bikes and e-scooters, and e-scooter usage is more concentrated in city centers. Link design and network design have stronger impacts on the usage of e-bike and e-scooter than land use features. However, land use features are more likely to affect the flow of these two modes differently. Specifically, streets with dedicated bike lanes, traffic signals, wider width, higher betweenness centrality, and a higher proportion of entertainment and office land tend to attract more e-bike and e-scooter trips. In addition, bike-friendly facilities, particularly buffered bike lanes, exhibit more pronounced impacts. The findings provide policy implications for nuanced street design guidelines to facilitate electric micromobility usage.
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Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment focuses on original research exploring the environmental impacts of transportation, policy responses to these impacts, and their implications for transportation system design, planning, and management. The journal comprehensively covers the interaction between transportation and the environment, ranging from local effects on specific geographical areas to global implications such as natural resource depletion and atmospheric pollution.
We welcome research papers across all transportation modes, including maritime, air, and land transportation, assessing their environmental impacts broadly. Papers addressing both mobile aspects and transportation infrastructure are considered. The journal prioritizes empirical findings and policy responses of regulatory, planning, technical, or fiscal nature. Articles are policy-driven, accessible, and applicable to readers from diverse disciplines, emphasizing relevance and practicality. We encourage interdisciplinary submissions and welcome contributions from economically developing and advanced countries alike, reflecting our international orientation.