How does the built environment affect the usage efficiency of dockless-shared bicycle? An exploration of time-varying nonlinear relationships

Y Zhang, X Hu, H Wang, S An - Journal of Transport Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The imbalance in Dockless Bike Sharing (DBS) systems is a major concern for
planners, causing a significant drop in utilization efficiency. However, limited research …

A Cluster-Then-Route Framework for Bike Rebalancing in Free-Floating Bike-Sharing Systems

J Sun, Y He, J Zhang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bike-sharing systems suffer from the problem of imbalances in bicycle inventory between
areas. In this paper, we investigate the rebalancing problem as it applies to free-floating bike …

Public Bicycle Dispatch Method Based on Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Borrowing and Returning Demands

Z Liu, Z Wu, F Tang, C Gao, H Chen, W Xiang - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Public bicycle systems (PBSs) serve as the 'last mile'of public transportation for urban
residents, yet the problem of the difficulty in borrowing and returning bicycles during peak …