Ponencia
The relationship between public and private bicycle use: the case of Seville
Autor/es | Castillo Manzano, José I.
Castro Nuño, Mercedes López Valpuesta, Lourdes |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Análisis Económico y Economía Política |
Fecha de publicación | 2015 |
Fecha de depósito | 2018-12-27 |
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Resumen | Despite the success achieved by Public Bicycle Sharing Systems (PBSS) across the world, several researchers provide evidence on their limitations and constraints in a medium-long term, and bicycle ownership may be considered ... Despite the success achieved by Public Bicycle Sharing Systems (PBSS) across the world, several researchers provide evidence on their limitations and constraints in a medium-long term, and bicycle ownership may be considered as a complementary tool to promote a 'bicycle-culture'. This paper aims to cover the gap about the interaction between both systems (public bicycle / private bicycle) and which are the key aspects to explain the bicycle-buying decision. After a fieldwork based on surveys conducted in Seville (Spain), one of the cities currently acknowledged worldwide for its successful policy of promoting cycling, we apply a Discrete Choice Model. Our findings show that among the socio-demographic factors that favor the move from the PBSS to the private bicycle are: having a higher level of education, being more progressive ideologically-speaking, and being a resident of the city itself; while age and gender do not appear to be conclusive. Experienced users, for whom the bicycle is a part of his /her healthy lifestyle, state a greater willingness to buy a bicycle. And the main obstacles to make the jump from the PBSS to the private bicycle, and that any action plan to support private bicycle usage should take into account, are: the lack of proper parking at the origin/destination, and fear of theft. |
Cita | Castillo Manzano, J.I., Castro Nuño, M. y López Valpuesta, L. (2015). The relationship between public and private bicycle use: the case of Seville. En ERSA Congress "World Renaissance: Changing roles for people and places" (55º. 2015. Lisboa), Lisboa. |
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