Using the five Ws to explore bikeshare equity in Santiago, Chile

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dc.contributor.authorTiznado Aitken, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorFuenzalida Izquierdo, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorSagaris, Lake
dc.contributor.authorMora, Rodrigo
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:10:18Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:10:18Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractVarious studies show that bikeshare systems have positive implications for people's health, social cohesion, urban livability, and urban congestion, although many suggest bikeshare systems are not achieving equity goals, particularly regarding low-income people and women. To date, most of these studies come from cities in the Global North, the majority with well-managed governance structures and less inequality. Less is known about how well bikeshare systems work in the highly fragmented and unequal cities that characterize Latin America. Using both primary and secondary data, we analyzed equity through the five Ws of bikeshare in Santiago, Chile, exploring which population groups are using the system ('who'), travel purposes ('what') and time periods ('when'), from/to which locations ('where') and the reasons behind using this transport alternative ('why'). To do this, we used three main data sources: data from tracked trips of bikeshare cyclists (BSC) using the primary system in Santiago (Bike Santiago system run by Tembici), Santiago's Origin-Destination Survey data for own bike cyclists (OBC), and a survey of BSC. This article contributes to current knowledge about bikeshare and equity in a still underexplored Latin American context with limited bikeshare data, providing some conclusions regarding the adaptation of these systems to local contexts. In line with findings elsewhere, we found that the largest group of users consisted of educated men aged 25-45 from medium-to high-income neighborhoods, mainly using the system to travel to work. Santiago's fragmented governance has limited the placement of bikeshare systems in low-and middle-income communities and left them with few intermodal alternatives to relevant destinations. As a result, bikeshare mimics the existing inequity and economic concentration patterns that characterize Santiago's daily mobility. Based on these findings, we suggest key considerations and local adaptations that could improve, expand, and redistribute bikeshare facilities to attract currently excluded users.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital01-04-2024
dc.format.extent15 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103210
dc.identifier.eissn1873-1236
dc.identifier.issn0966-6923
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103210
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/77828
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000712920000002
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ingeniería; Tiznado Aitken, Ignacio Andrés; S/I; 193961
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.revistaJOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectBikeshare
dc.subjectCycling
dc.subjectEquity
dc.subjectMobility
dc.subjectSantiago
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectBICYCLE
dc.subjectCITY
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectIMPACTS
dc.subjectSHARE
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.titleUsing the five Ws to explore bikeshare equity in Santiago, Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen97
sipa.codpersvinculados193961
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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