A Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Baltimore Bikeshare Ridership

Bike share programs are growing in popularity across the United States as cities aim to provide an alternative mode of transportation that addresses last mile needs while promoting recreation and tourism. In fall 2016, Baltimore launched its bike share with 20 stations. Using trip data for over 17,000 trips from October to May, this study explores the temporal and spatial patterns of bike share use in the city. The study found that there were distinctly different patterns in bike share use on weekend and weekdays. Weekend trips were dominated by trips starting and ending in recreational and commercial land uses whereas weekday trips largely occurred at administrative and job centers. Additionally the study determined that non-members have longer trip duration and take more touring trips – trips which start and end at the same station. The study suggests there are two distinct user groups of Baltimore’s Bike Share: (1) subscribers who use this service for commuting and last mile purposes and (2) occasional users that utilize bike share for recreation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF20 Standing Committee on Bicycle Transportation.
• Authors:
  • Nickkar, Amirreza
  • Chavis, Celeste
  • Phyall, Handy
  • Barnes, Philip
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2018-1-7 to 2018-1-11
• Date: 2018

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle travel; Bicycles; Spatial analysis; Vehicle sharing; Weekdays; Weekends
• Uncontrolled Terms: Spatiotemporal analysis
• Geographic Terms: Baltimore (Maryland)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01659554
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 18-06668
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 7 2018 1:41PM