TITLE:
Determination of the Size of a Proposed Bike-Sharing Program in Las Vegas, Nevada
AUTHORS:
Boniphace Kutela, Nesley Orochena, Yang Jiao, Hualiang (Harry) Teng
KEYWORDS:
Bike-Share System, Simulation Model, Cost and Benefit Analysis
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Transportation Technologies,
Vol.12 No.2,
April
12,
2022
ABSTRACT: Bike-share systems have been installed in cities worldwide as a way to
attract travelers to use transit rather than the automobile. This has been
proved to be an effective way of mitigating congestion on the road. The
objective of this study is to develop a method to determine the size of the
bike-share program in terms of the number of bicycles, the number and location
of the stations, the number of docks at each station. To achieve the objectives
of this study, a literature review was
conducted on university bike-sharing systems in the U.S. and abroad. Various
cases of bike-share programs were analyzed, in which each case consisted
of a different number and location of bike-share stations. The demand
corresponding to these stations was used as the input to a simulation model
developed in this study to determine the number of docks in stations and
bicycles in the system on and around campus at UNLV. These sizing parameters of
the bike-share system then were used in a cost and benefit analysis to
determine which cases could achieve maximum benefit, given a limitation of the
initial costs. It was found that provision of one peripheral station and three
internal stations at strategic locations provide relatively higher benefit cost
ratio at lower initial cost.