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作者

Yan Chen;Yongping Zhang;D'Maris Coffman;Zhifu Mi

来源

CITIES,Vol.121,Issue1,Article 103475

语言

英文

关键字

Bike-sharing systems;Big data;Energy consumption;Carbon emissions;Nitrogen oxides;Gender

作者单位

The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HB, UK;School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China;The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TJ, UK;School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, China;The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HB, UK;School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China;The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TJ, UK;School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, China

摘要

Bike-sharing systems provide the public with more transport choices. To elaborate more effectively and comprehensively bike sharing's prospective contribution to urban sustainable development, a quantitative estimation of bike sharing's environmental benefits is performed through a case study of New York City's bike-sharing systems. Using a long-term series of big data, the environmental benefits of bike sharing in New York City are evaluated from a spatiotemporal perspective. Data on a total of 48 million bicycle trips between January 2014 and December 2017 are analysed. During 2014-2017, bike travellers saved 13,370 t of oil equivalent, and decreased 30,070 t of carbon emissions and 80 t of nitrogen oxides. Evaluation of gender dynamics reveals that men produced greater environmental benefits through the bike-sharing initiative.