Mode choice, substitution patterns and environmental impacts of shared and personal micro-mobility

By Daniel J. Reck, Henry Martin, Kay W. Axhausen. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2021

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Shared micro-mobility services are rapidly expanding yet little is known about travel behaviour. 27 Understanding mode choice, in particular, is quintessential for incorporating micro-mobility 28 into transport simulations in order to enable effective transport planning. We contribute by 29 collecting a large dataset with matching GPS tracks, booking data and survey data for more 30 than 500 travellers, and by estimating a first choice model between eight transport modes, 31 including shared e-scooters, shared e-bikes, personal e-scooters and personal e-bikes. We find 32 that trip distance, precipitation and access distance are fundamental to micro-mobility mode 33 choice. Substitution patterns reveal that personal e-scooters and e-bikes emit less CO 2 than the 34 transport modes they replace, while shared e-scooters and e-bikes emit more CO 2 than the 35 transport modes they replace. Our results enable researchers and planners to test the 36 effectiveness of policy interventions through transport simulations. Service providers can use 37 our findings on access distances to optimize vehicle repositioning. 38

Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Marketing, Sociology and Political Science

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