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Solving the Last Mile Problem: Ensure the Success of Public Bicycle System in Beijing

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In this article, a new scheme for Beijing public bicycle system is introduced based on the worldwide experiences on the implementation of public bicycle plans, and the authors analyze the causes for failure of the first generation bicycle system in Beijing.
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This article is published in Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences.The article was published on 2012-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 130 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Beijing & Last mile.

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Bike-Sharing Systems under Markovian Environment.

Quan-Lin Li, +1 more
- 05 Oct 2016 - 
TL;DR: A large-scale bike-sharing system under Markovian environment is discussed, and a mean-field matrix-analytic method in the study of bike- sharing systems is proposed through combining the mean- field theory with the time-inhomogeneous queues as well as the nonlinear QBD processes.
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Maximum Closeness Centrality k -Clubs: A Study of Dock-Less Bike Sharing

TL;DR: A new framework for combining traditional bike stations with locations that can serve as free-floating bike-sharing stations is proposed, focusing on identifying highly centralized k-clubs (i.e., connected subgraphs of restricted diameter).
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Measuring the impacts of dockless micro-mobility services on public transit accessibility

TL;DR: In this article , the authors introduce accessibility increment measures, which measure the amount by which public transit accessibility improves due to micromobility services, such as dockless scooters.
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Spatial Accessibility to Shopping Malls in Nanjing, China: Comparative Analysis with Multiple Transportation Modes

TL;DR: It is observed that the accessibility of shopping malls in Nanjing has an uneven spatial distribution pattern, with high accessibility values in the central urban areas and lots of underserved areas in urban fringe regions.
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Will smart bikes succeed as public transportation in the united states

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the potential success of smart bike programs in the United States and showed that there are currently no smart bike rental systems in the US. In 1996, the smart bike, or automated bike rental system, was first implemented in the UK, leading to a growing number of programs throughout Europe and Asia.

Bicycle sharing system: role, effects and application to Plymouth

Bouke Wiersma
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the role and effects of a bicycle sharing system, and studied the feasi-bility of such a system in Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA.
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