1189 | 486 | Night spatial patterns of shared micromobility: the new opportunity to reduce car dependence at nighttime | Xavier Bach Coma; Oriol Marquet Sardà; Carme Miralles-Guasch
Shared micromobility is emerging as an alternative to traditional public transport systems. Its facilitators are technological innovations, the pacification transformations of cities or the alignment with sustainable development goals. Its penetration is still low; it represents a modal share of 1.6% in cities like Barcelona. However, it should not be underestimated that these services maintain the same offer during the 24 hours of the day, unlike public transport, which reduces it significantly during the night. This may explain why shared micromobility maintains higher relative demand figures at night than public transport services._x000D_
This presentation aims to explore the potential of shared micromobility services during the nighttime slot, and their possible contribution to the right to accessibility during this period. For this purpose, origin-destination data of Barcelona’s bike-sharing (BSS), moped-style scooter sharing (MSS) and bus services during the night period are compared using 2 spatial analyses. The Lorenz curve lets us examine the spatial distribution of mobility services, while a spatial regression modal lets us explore territorial factors associated with each mobility service._x000D_
The results show how MSS demand is the most equidistributed in the city, followed by BSS demand, and at a great distance from the night bus demand. While MSS has a greater presence in high-income neighborhoods, BSS use is more correlated with low-income neighborhoods. In summary, shared micromobility enables a greater capillarity throughout the city at nighttime. These results reinforce the idea that public policies should consider an enlargement of integration (fares, schedules, operational, etc.) of both shared micromobility services at public transport systems in order to reduce car dependence at night.
Xavier Bach Coma; Oriol Marquet Sardà; Carme Miralles-Guasch
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
ID Abstract: 486