Bouhouras, E, Basbas, S, Ftergioti, S et al. (2 more authors) (2022) COVID-19′s Pandemic Effects on Bike Sharing Systems: A New Reality for Urban Mobility? Applied Sciences, 12 (3). 1230. p. 1230. ISSN 2076-3417
Abstract
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization made the assessment that a new disease (COVID-19) caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) could be characterized as a pandemic. From that point, a chain reaction of events and difficult decisions requiring action was launched. National governments all over the world announced partial or total quarantine lockdowns in an effort to control the virus’ spreading in order to save as many lives as possible. The effects of the pandemic were multifaceted and transport was not excluded. The current paper examines data regarding the level of usage (provided by the administrator) of bike-sharing systems in three case studies/medium-sized Greek cities (Igoumenitsa, Chania, and Rhodes) and through a statistical analysis identifies if there is a correlation between the implemented measures and the modal choice of the residents. The main results and conclusions of this analysis reveal that the level of usage of these specific bike-sharing systems was significantly increased during the lockdown period compared to the situation before the lockdown and the pandemic in general.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | COVID-19; bike sharing system; urban mobility; regression analysis |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Safety and Technology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2022 10:20 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:53 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/app12031230 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:182941 |