1. Bike Sharing Systems. EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT AND ASSESMENT
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS SCHOOL OF SURVEYING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY & REGIONAL PLANNING SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY UNIT
2014 European Transport Conference
Bike Sharing Systems. EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT AND ASSESMENT
Avgi Vassi
Frankfurt

2. Uptake of BSS Sustainability Technology Sharing Economy
Source: metrobike.net
Source: Earth Policy Institute

3. CycleCities consortium
This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

4. Survey 1. state of the art in European bike sharing schemes
previous surveys and projects
2. questionnaire-based survey
defining variables
mapping and coding of responses
statistical data processing
exporting results

5. Respondents- BSS identity
“Planning” 43% and “Daily operation, performance and maintenance” 35%
“Medium- sized cities” 39%
88% constructed the last 4 years ( )
Time required for BSS implementation
municipality area covered by BSS was found to be “10-30%” (29%)

6. User Patterns Information
Users Groups & main trip purposes
“Commuters-ing to work / school” 62%
Average trip duration
“0-30 mins” 59%
Users' satisfaction measurement method
“system user metrics” 40% and “regular polls or user surveys” 25%
Public consultation regarding implementation
“local community councils “ 26% and
“questionnaires / online consultation” 25%
Prevailing citizens’ opinions
“Favorable” 58%

7. Economic results
Repair costs compared to overall operating cost
“<10% of overall operating cost” 68%
Average economic results
“Revenues are lower than expenses” 25% vs. “Revenues exceed expenses” 14%
Main sources of revenues
“User fare” and “Advertisement” 28%, followed by “Contract with public authority” 20% and “Grants/Donations” 19%
Deficits
“city administration” 47%, “private operator” 44%
Overall value for money
“Low”, “Considerable” and “Rather high” 24%, “High” 21%

8. Impacts and Prospects
Benefits of BSS
Very important

9. Impacts and Prospects
Major disadvantages
Very important

10. Impacts and Prospects Reducing car use/ Easing traffic congestion
“Neither effective nor ineffective” (44%), followed by “Rather effective” (33%)
Measures implemented during the deployment
“Bicycle lanes development” (24%), “Awareness raising campaigns” (22%) and “Partnership with public transport sector” (21%)
Increase BSS’ value for the city and improve its performance
BSS expansion (20%), extension of cycle network (19%), combined actions involving PT (15%)
Future
“Expansion” (74%), followed by “Maintenance” (18%)

11. Lessons learned

12. Correlation analysis I

13. Correlation analysis II

14. Uptake of BSS
Increase bike use
Reduce car use
Improves the image of the city
Boost the local economy
Improves accessibility
Increase of tourism
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More revenues from shoppers
Reduced congestion
Reduced noise
Reduced pollution
Reduced land consumption
Reduced expenses
Quality of life
Public Transport
Reduced accident risk

15. Thank you
Avgi Vassi c.PhD| MSc Urban Planner| Surveyor Engineer National Technical University of Athens Sustainable Mobility Unit (SMU)