Targeting the introduction of E-bikes based on behavior change potential and user perception
Conventional bike-sharing schemes have been introduced in cities as an urban mobility option, reducing car usage and alleviating public transport; however, cycling shares in Göteborg is one of the lowest in Europe. Göteborg has been dedicated to increase the share of sustainable transport in the city. The Electric bicycle (E-bike), which offers a greater form of service than the conventional bicycle, then appears to be rather interesting to policy makers. This study is carried out with the goal to open the door for E-bikes in Göteborg by identifying potential for change from car users to E-bike users. First, the current situation of Swedish perception on cycling and policy were analyzed with a literature review. Second, the authors explore whether E-bikes can remove barriers or provide the same benefit of the alternative modes for people in Göteborg. At the third phase, the geographical potential of E-bikes in Göteborg was identified on three bases: the ratio of cyclist using cars for commuting purposes, travel distance, and the barriers removed. The result suggested that E-bikes theoretically remove the barriers expressed by 53% of people in Göteborg when comparing to regular bicycles. A public E-bike pool is a good solution for overcoming the first two phases of behavioral change, by demonstrating the technology and creating a public supply of E-bikes. Hisingen is the area with the greatest potential to adopt E-biking habits, setting up an E-bike pool in Hisingen can hypothetically substitute around 5% of commuting trips done by the car users who have the capacity to cycle. For the entire Göteborg area, up to 4% of the trips less than 10 km could be replaced by E-bikes. Together with the proper policy strategy, a change towards sustainable transport mode could be realized supported by wide acceptance among the general public.
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Authors:
- Collado, M
- Yu, A H H
- Pettersson, S
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Conference:
- 20th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment
- Location: Faro Algarve, Portugal
- Date: 2014-5-28 to 2014-5-30
- Publication Date: 2014
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 255-265
- Monograph Title: Urban Transport XX
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Serial:
- WIT Transactions on the Built Environment
- Issue Number: 138
- Publisher: Wessex Institute of Technology
- ISSN: 1743-3509
- Serial URL: http://library.witpress.com/pages/listBooks.asp?tID=2
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bicycles; Bicycling; Literature reviews; Modal shift; Modal split; Policy making; Transportation planning; Travel behavior
- Geographic Terms: Goteborg (Sweden)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01533557
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9781845647780
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 7 2014 11:44AM