Integration between Dockless Bike-Sharing and Buses: The Effect of Urban Road Network Characteristics

Zhaowei Yin, Yuanyuan Guo, Mengshu Zhou (), Yixuan Wang () and Fengliang Tang
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Zhaowei Yin: School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Yuanyuan Guo: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Mengshu Zhou: School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Yixuan Wang: School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Fengliang Tang: School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-24

Abstract: Globally, dockless bike-sharing (DBS) systems are acclaimed for their convenience and seamless integration with public transportation, such as buses and metros. While much research has focused on the connection between the built environment and the metro–DBS integration, the influence of urban road characteristics on DBS and bus integration remains underexplored. This study defined the parking area of DBS around bus stops by a rectangular buffer so as to extract the DBS–bus integration, followed by measuring the access and egress integration using real-time data on dockless bike locations. This indicated that the average trip distance for DBS–bus access and egress integration corresponded to 1028.47 m and 1052.33 m, respectively. A zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) regression model assessed how urban roads and other transportation facilities correlate with DBS–bus integration across various scenarios. The findings revealed that certain street patterns strongly correlate with frequent connection hotspots. Furthermore, high-grade roads and ‘dense loops on a stick’ street types may negatively influence DBS–bus integration. The increase in the proportion of three-legged intersections and culs-de-sac in the catchment makes it difficult for bus passengers to transfer by DBS. These insights offer valuable guidance for enhancing feeder services in public transit systems.

Keywords: dockless bike-sharing (DBS); bus; road network characteristics; street pattern; Tianjin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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