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Who benefits most from Lyon's bike sharing system?
Jordan Cambe1,2, Patrice Abry1,2, Julien Barnier3
1ENS de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique, UCB Lyon 1, Univ Lyon, Lyon, France.
Plos One
|May 1, 2020
Summary
Bike sharing systems (BSS) analysis reveals user behavior varies significantly over time. Long-term users, often middle-aged males from urban centers, exhibit higher activity and benefit most from these systems.
Area of Science:
- Urban planning and transportation science
- Mobility and user behavior analysis
- Sustainable urban development
Background:
- Bike sharing systems (BSS) are expanding globally, yet long-term individual user behavior remains understudied due to data limitations.
- Existing research often overlooks the heterogeneity of user engagement over extended periods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a detailed analysis of the temporal evolution of individual customer behavior in bike sharing systems.
- To identify distinct user trajectories and the characteristics of long-term subscribers.
- To understand the long-term benefits and user demographics of BSS.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a comprehensive 5-year dataset encompassing 120,827 distinct year-long subscribers.
- Analyzed individual user activity patterns and retention over multiple years.
- Employed statistical analysis to identify demographic and geographic factors associated with long-term BSS usage.
Main Results:
- Identified two primary user trajectories: short-term users (≤1 year, median 47 trips) and long-term users (continuous activity for several years, mean 2.9 years, median 91 trips in the first year).
- Long-term BSS users are disproportionately represented by middle-aged males from urban cores.
- A significant portion of users (approx. 50%) disengage from the system within their first year.
Conclusions:
- Overall system stability in BSS masks considerable heterogeneity in individual user engagement and retention.
- Long-term BSS users, who benefit most, are predominantly from privileged demographics (urban, middle-aged, male).
- Findings suggest that bike sharing systems may exacerbate existing urban inequalities, primarily benefiting already advantaged user groups.
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