Does greenness bring more green travelling? Evidence from free-floating bike-sharing in Beijing

Jiong Gao, Shoufeng Ma, Lei Wang, Ling Shuai and Huibin Du

Journal of Transport Geography, 2023, vol. 109, issue C

Abstract: The free-floating bike-sharing system (FFBS) is an effective method of alleviating urban traffic congestion and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The present study used street view images and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to explore the influence of urban greenness on FFBS usage in Beijing, China. In a full sample Poisson model, FFBS usage at a given location would increase 1.003-fold for each unit increase in the greenery view index (GVI) at that location. However, NDVI was negatively associated with FFBS usage. The spatial distribution of urban functional areas was identified. It indicated that they moderated the relationship between urban greenness indices and FFBS usage. Several policy implications were proposed for promoting the level of urban greenness and encouraging the adoption of green travel modes such as FFBS.

Keywords: Bike-sharing system; Green travel mode; Urban function; Urban greenness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103586

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