@article{ref1,
title="Factors influencing the usage of shared E-scooters in Chicago",
journal="Transportation research part A: policy and practice",
year="2021",
author="Mehzabin Tuli, Farzana and Mitra, Suman and Crews, Mariah B.",
volume="154",
number="",
pages="164-185",
abstract="The rapid popularity growth of shared e-scooters creates the necessity of understanding the determinants of shared e-scooter usage. This paper estimates the impacts of temporal variables (weather data, weekday/weekend, and gasoline prices) and time-invariant variables (socio-demographic, built environment, and neighborhood characteristics) on the shared e-scooter demand by using four months (June 2019- October 2019) period of data from the shared e-scooter pilot program in Chicago. The study employs a random-effects negative binomial (RENB) model that effectively models shared e-scooter trip origin and destination count data with over-dispersion while capturing serial autocorrelation in the data. <br><br>RESULTS of temporal variables indicate that shared e-scooter demand is higher on days when the average temperature is higher, wind speed is lower, there is less precipitation (rain), weekly gasoline prices are higher, and during the weekend. <br><br>RESULTS related to time-invariant variables indicate that densely populated areas with higher median income, mixed land use, more parks and open spaces, public bike-sharing stations, higher parking rates, and fewer crime rates generate a higher number of e-scooter trips. Moreover, census tracts with a higher number of zero-car households and workers commuting by public transit generate more shared e-scooter trips. On the other hand, results reveal mixed relationships between shared e-scooter demand and public transportation supply variables. This study's findings will help planners and policymakers make decisions and policies related to shared e-scooter services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-8564",
doi="10.1016/j.tra.2021.10.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2021.10.008"
}