Bloustein professor emeritus John Pucher, alongside co-authors Ralph Buehler, Marcel Moran, Emmanuel de Lanversin and Rachel Aldred, build upon this theme in “Cycling in New York, London, Paris, and Berlin before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic” published by the International Journal of Sustainable Transport in April.
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bikeshare
Research: Powering Bikeshare in New York City
In this study, we investigate the difference between shared electric bicycles (e-bikes) and conventional shared bikes operated by Citi Bike in New York City.
Bike-share programs aren’t profitable but chip away at emissions
But some say money can’t define bike-share programs’ success. Reminder, said Robert Noland, a professor of planning and public policy at Rutgers University: All transportation costs governments money. “So it’s fairly cheap for a city or the state to subsidize...
Research: Does weather affect micromobility?
When deciding whether to use a shared dockless e-bike, docked bikeshare, or shared e-scooter, weather is often a factor in user decision making.
Research: Bikeshare programs are a valuable part of comprehensive urban transportation systems
Seula Lee MCRP ’20 and Distinguished Professor Robert B. Noland recently explored bikeshare trips in Seoul, South Korea.
Research: Bikeshare and subway ridership changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC
Using open data sources on New York City’s Citi Bike system and turnstile entry data for the subway, Haoyun Wang and Robert Noland found that the pandemic had an impact on bikeshare and subway ridership.
Research: Bikeshare usage change in New York City due to COVID-19 pandemic
Bikeshare use in NYC dropped during the early months of the pandemic, but had largely recovered by the summer.
Bloustein students get glimpse of top-down transportation, pedestrian planning efforts in Philadelphia
In early October a group of Bloustein graduate students were given an glimpse of big city bicycle and pedestrian planning from a governmental perspective. Nine students from the Walk Bloustein Bike Bloustein graduate student organization traveled to Philadelphia to...