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Accessing Public Transit by Bike Sharing System

dc.contributor.authorSun, Jiayun
dc.contributor.chairGao, Huaizhu
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBrooks, Nancy
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-26T14:15:34Z
dc.date.available2018-04-26T14:15:34Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-30
dc.description.abstractThe implementation of bike sharing systems is becoming popular in the cities around the world. Bike sharing systems could be one component of public transportation systems and has the potential to solve the last mile problem in public transportation. This study demonstrates the effects of implementing a bike sharing system into public transportation systems using continuum approximation method. The implementation of bike sharing system could have various effects on user cost, agency cost and greenhouse gas emissions depending on the profile of the city in question. This study shows that implementing bike sharing systems reduce users’ opportunity cost in most cities except for small, sparsely populated, low-income cities. This study also indicates that implementing bike sharing systems sometimes increases transportation agency costs because of the additional facilities required for proper implementation. Effective policies are needed to bridge these funding gaps and realize the benefits of bike sharing for commuters in the city.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/X4H13063
dc.identifier.otherSun_cornell_0058O_10133
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/cornell:10133
dc.identifier.otherbibid: 10361390
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/56713
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectBike sharing
dc.subjectFeeder
dc.subjectGreenhouse gas emissions
dc.subjectLast mile problem
dc.subjectTrunk
dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.subjectUrban planning
dc.subjectTransportation
dc.titleAccessing Public Transit by Bike Sharing System
dc.typedissertation or thesis
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59810
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil and Environmental Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorCornell University
thesis.degree.levelMaster of Science
thesis.degree.nameM.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering

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