Intermodal use of (e-)scooters with train in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region: towards extended train stations areas?

Dylan Moinse (), Matthieu Goudeau, Alain L’Hostis and Thomas Leysens
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Dylan Moinse: LVMT, Univ Gustave Eiffel, IFSTTAR, Ecole des Ponts
Matthieu Goudeau: AREP, Direction Conseil et Programmation, Pôle Flux et Mobilités
Alain L’Hostis: LVMT, Univ Gustave Eiffel, IFSTTAR, Ecole des Ponts
Thomas Leysens: AME, Univ Gustave Eiffel

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2024, vol. 26, issue 2, No 4, 165-198

Abstract: Abstract Featuring rapid adoption rates in recent years, personal standing scooters, as a micromobility, represent a missing complement to the first and last mile of public transport. This paper examines intermodal trips involving private (e-)scooters and trains with the objective to investigate the influence of this intermodal combination on station catchment areas. The methodology is based on the analysis of existing scientific research and empirical evidences. The case study focuses on access data from 12 railway stations collected by SNCF Réseau in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in September and October 2020. Main findings of this secondary analysis, based on 53 passengers using this personal device, suggest an over-representation of male and younger users, with very frequent intermodal practices mainly dedicated to work or study, and a feeder distance between combined walking and cycling. There appears to be similarities between bike-and-ride and scoot-and-ride but also clear distinctions that characterize this emerging mode, among which the fact that scooter is almost always used both during access and egress stages. This article advocates that station areas should be better considered by redesigning the surrounding public spaces to better balance the space of each mode, in favour of alternatives to the car and sustainable cities.

Keywords: E-scooter; Intermodality; Micromobility; Public transport; Urban transportation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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