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Trans. Planning Journal

Title ANALYSIS OF PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION FOR A PUBLIC BICYCLE SYSTEM DESIGN MODEL
Author Jenn-Rong Lin、Ta-Hui Yang
Summary This paper illustrates the practical implementation of a strategic public bicycle sharing system design model that provides an integrated view of user travel costs, system investments, as well as coverage quality. The key decisions consist of strategic decisions on the number and locations of bike terminals in the system, the network structure of bike lanes connected between the terminals, and the travel paths for users between each pair of origins and destinations. The design decisions involve finding an appropriate trade-off between the overall cost and the service level. The results of this study confirm the usefulness of an integrated strategic model to support the public bicycle sharing system design. A real network based on the initial program of Taipei YouBike system was used to illustrated practical implementation of the proposed model. Sensitivity analysis is also performed to gain better insights into knowing how several important parameters affect the design of the system. The proposed model could be useful for both practitioners and researchers.
Vol. 47
No. 2
Page 147
Year 2018
Month 6
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