Bike-sharing System Utilization Characteristics in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo

MATSUMOTO Erina, MIYAZAWA Hitoshi

doi:10.5190/tga.67.69

In foreign cities, the promulgation of bike-sharing systems is remarkable. Numerous dedicated bike-sharing stations are provided in urban areas. Anyone can borrow a bike anywhere and return it to any station. In Japan, this is designated as a community cycle system. In recent years, many cities are introducing this system. We examined a bike-sharing system operated by Setagaya ward, Tokyo, which is a pioneering case in Japan. This study was conducted to identify the following two points from results of a questionnaire survey distributed to users:bike-sharing system utilization characteristics;and its roles and future tasks to be fulfilled for transportation in Setagaya ward. Results yielded the following findings. The bike-sharing system of Setagaya ward has been used as a terminal transportation by which ward residents can commute to and from their job sites and schools located outside the ward. People living outside the ward can use it to come and return to those located in the ward. They decided to use this system for the following reasons and appreciated the following points:advantages from expense aspects, securement of parking spaces and particularly shortening of the time to reach a destination as an improvement of the inconvenience of moving. Many users changed their movement mode from walking, use of their own bicycle, and public transportation to the bike-sharing system. This corresponds to the origin and destination of commuting using the railroad and represents Setagaya ward area characteristics. Accordingly, with the Setagaya ward bike-sharing system, many users returned the bicycle to the same bike-sharing station from which they had borrowed it. However, users with no job and users who do not commute, and those who use bicycles on holidays often returned the bicycle to a bike-sharing station different from the one from which they borrowed it. This is a specific feature of the bike-sharing system. Furthermore, results of an assessment conducted after users began utilization show that many users change borrowing stations and return the bicycle to the station appropriately depending on their situations and purposes.

Bike-sharing System Utilization Characteristics in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo

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