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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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An Exploratory Study of Bicycle Sharing in Malaysia

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate public perceptions of the use of bicycle sharing in Malaysia and find that there are barriers that hinder the willingness of Malaysians to use bicycle sharing and discuss the implications of these barriers.
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A Real-Time Bike Trip Planning Policy With Self-Organizing Bike Redistribution

TL;DR: In this article , a real-time Lyapunov-based bike trip planning (LBTP) policy was proposed to select the available routes with minimum time cost for bike users, while satisfying their basic needs.
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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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