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dc.contributor.authorSoriguera Martí, Francesc
dc.contributor.authorJiménez Meroño, Enrique
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Enginyeria Civil
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-22T13:42:48Z
dc.date.available2021-09-17T00:26:39Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.identifier.citationSoriguera, F.; Jimenez, E. A continuous approximation model for the optimal design of public bike-sharing systems. "Sustainable cities and society", Gener 2020, vol. 52, p. 101826-1-101826-19.
dc.identifier.issn2210-6707
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/170642
dc.description.abstractDuring the last decade, public bike-sharing systems have gained momentum and popularity. Many cities worldwide have put their trust in bike-sharing to promote bicycle use and move towards more sustainable mobility. This paper presents a parsimonious model from which to derive the optimal strategical design variables for bike-sharing systems (i.e. the number of bicycles, the number of stations and the required intensity of rebalancing operations). This requires an integrated view of the system, allowing the optimization of the trade-off between the costs incurred by the operating agency and the level of service offered to users. The approach is based on the modelling technique of continuous approximations, which requires strong simplifications but allows obtaining very clear trade-offs and insights. The model has been validated using data from Bicing in Barcelona, and the results prove, for example, the existence of economies of scale in bike-sharing systems. Also, station-based and free-floating system configurations are compared, showing that free-floating systems achieve a better average level of service for the same agency costs. In spite of this, the performance of free-floating systems will tend to deteriorate in the absence of a strong regulation. Furthermore, if electrical bikes are used, results show that battery recharging will not imply an active restriction in station-based configurations. In conclusion, the proposed modeling approach represents a tool for strategic design in the planning phase and provides a better understanding of bike-sharing systems
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.subjectÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Infraestructures i modelització dels transports::Transport urbà
dc.subjectÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible::Mobilitat sostenible
dc.subject.lcshBicycle sharing programs
dc.subject.otherBike-sharing
dc.subject.otherElectric bike
dc.subject.otherFacility location problem
dc.subject.otherRebalancing
dc.subject.otherOptimization
dc.subject.otherContinuous approximation
dc.subject.otherBicing-Barcelona
dc.titleA continuous approximation model for the optimal design of public bike-sharing systems
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.lemacDesplaçaments en bicicleta -- Catalunya -- Barcelona
dc.contributor.groupUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. BIT - Barcelona Innovative Transportation
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scs.2019.101826
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670719319286
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
local.identifier.drac25891499
dc.description.versionPostprint (author's final draft)
local.citation.authorSoriguera, F.; Jimenez, E.
local.citation.publicationNameSustainable cities and society
local.citation.volume52
local.citation.startingPage101826-1
local.citation.endingPage101826-19


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