TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - What type of infrastructures do e-scooter riders prefer? A route choice model
JO  - Transportation research part D: transport and environment
A1  - Zhang, Wenwen
A1  - Buehler, Ralph
A1  - Broaddus, Andrea
A1  - Sweeney, Ted
SP  - 102761
EP  - 102761
VL  - 94
IS  - 
N2  - E-scooter is an innovative travel mode that meets the demand of many travelers. A lack of understanding of user routing preferences makes it difficult for policymakers to adapt existing infrastructures to accommodate these emerging travel demands. This study develops an e-scooter route choice model to reveal riders' preferences for different types of transportation infrastructures, using revealed preferences data. The data were collected using Global Positioning System units installed on e-scooters operating on Virginia Tech's campus. We applied the Recursive Logit route choice model to 2000 randomly sampled e-scooter trajectories. The model results suggest e-scooter riders are willing to travel longer distances to ride in bikeways (59% longer), multi-use paths (29%), tertiary roads (15%), and one-way roads (21%). E-scooter users also prefer shorter and simpler routes. Finally, slope is not a determinant for e-scooter route choice, likely because e-scooters are powered by electricity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1361-9209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102761
ID  - ref1
ER  -