TITLE:
Analysis and O-D Demand Estimation of a Public Bike-Sharing Program in Las Vegas
AUTHORS:
Boniphace Kutela, Nesley Orochena, Hualiang (Harry) Teng
KEYWORDS:
Bike-Share System, Commuting, On-Campus Travel, Ordered Probit Modeling, O-D Estimation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Transportation Technologies,
Vol.12 No.2,
March
29,
2022
ABSTRACT: Bike-share systems are an effective way of mitigating congestion on the road.
In addition, bike-share systems have been built in universities to serve for trips
to work/commuting as well as the trips on campus. In Las Vegas, a bike-share system was proposed at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This
study analyzed factors that influence the usage
of bike-share program and estimated the origin-destination demand. To achieve these
objectives, first, a literature review was conducted on university bike-sharing
systems in the U.S. and abroad. Then, a survey with a questionnaire was distributed
to UNLV to obtain the users’ preferences
to the locations of the proposed bike-share stations and their likelihood and frequency
to use the bike-share program. In total, 241 faculty, staff, and students responded to the survey. About 50% of those participating in the survey expressed willingness to use the bike-share system for
commuting and 60% said they are willing to use bike share for on-campus travel.
Commuting and on-campus travel are two different types of travel, and the factors
to determine whether an individual would use the bike-share system are quite different for each. It was estimated that there would be 3450 members
for a bike-share program at UNLV, each making bicycle trips with varying frequencies,
producing 1966 trips per day.