SHARE AND SHARE A BIKE (THINKING HIGHWAYS ARTICLE – VOL. 11 NO. 1, APR 2016)

As little as a decade ago, bike-sharing was an afterthought in most cities’ mobility plans – if it was even considered at all. Fast-forward 10 years, bike-sharing systems have grown from 13 in 2004 to more than 850 globally. While it is clear that the deployment of these systems has been a success, one wonders if we are not approaching market saturation. One could say that investing in electric bikes is investing in Smart Cities. Sales of e-bikes has grown steadily each year growing from 98,000 units in 2006 to 1,139,000 units in 2014 (astounding growth in just eight years!)

Under the name ‘Share and share a bike’, the authors Mr José F. Papí, STA Chairman; Mr Pablo García, Deputy Director (Brussels Office) of S3Transportation; and Mr Riccardo La Longa, CEO of GreenAction S.r.l. provide an in-depth analysis of this fourth generation bike-sharing system and suggest an innovative and attractive solution for community implementation.

The full article is available here.

Article featured in Thinking Highways – Vol. 11 No. 1, April 2016 (Europe and Rest Of The World Edition)