Shared micromobility in Zurich, Switzerland
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Date
2020-05Type
- Conference Paper
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Abstract
Shared micromobility services (e-scooters, bicycles, e-bikes) have rapidly gained popularity in the past few years, yet little is known about their use. While most previous studies have analysed datasets from single providers, only few comparative studies between two or more modes exist and none so far have analysed competition and mode choice at a high spatiotemporal resolution. To this end, we analysed a large and dense dataset containing ~56M vehicle locations and ~46K trips of 5 different shared micromobility providers for two weeks in January 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland. Bivariate relationships and a MNL mode choice model exhibit 3 main results: (1) docked modes (bike and e-bike) exhibit a clear commuting pattern (morning and evening peak), while dockless e-scooters exhibit the opposite pattern (i.e., morning and evening trough and night peak); (2) dockless e-scooters are preferred for very short trips, docked bikes for medium trips in even terrain or downhill, and e-bikes for longer uphill trips; (3) choice probability increases with vehicle density and battery charge particularly for dockless modes, however there is first evidence of a plateau (i.e., decreasing marginal utility gains up to a level of indifference in choice behaviour). Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000414863Publication status
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IVT, ETH ZurichEvent
Subject
Micromobility; Competition; Mode choiceOrganisational unit
03521 - Axhausen, Kay W. (emeritus) / Axhausen, Kay W. (emeritus)
02890 - Inst. of Science, Technology and Policy / Inst. of Science, Technology and Policy
02655 - Netzwerk Stadt u. Landschaft ARCH u BAUG / Network City and Landscape ARCH and BAUG
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Is previous version of: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000425877
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Due to the Corona virus (COVID-19), the conference was held virtually.More
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