Spatial Inequalities in Access to Micromobility Services : An Analysis of Moped-Style Scooter Sharing Systems in Barcelona
Bach, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia)
Miralles-Guasch, Carme 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Marquet Sardà, Oriol (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	Micromobility services hold substantial potential in terms of promoting shared and electric-powered mobility modes, however, little is known about their accessibility and what shapes their spatial coverage. These two issues are important to understand how socially equitable these modes can really be and how public policies should manage their implementation in urban areas. Hence, this study examines the determinants of the spatial coverage of four moped-style scooter sharing services (MSS) in Barcelona. The article examines the socio-territorial characteristics of the coverage areas of each MSS, as defined in 2019, together with the minimum area that operators had to provide service in 2020 according to the local regulation. For each MSS, a binomial generalized linear mixed model is employed to predict the odds of each cadastral parcel being covered by the service and analyzed the main spatial determinants associated with it. The results suggest that territorial coverage is defined by centrality, household disposable income, and topography, with low-accessibility areas consistently omitted from services. The conclusions underline the need for the public sector to participate in the design of spatial coverage areas of MSS to guarantee spatial equity and transportation justice and avoid private sector designs that systematically exclude less attractive areas.
Grants:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2019-104344RB-I00 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RYC-2020-029441-I
Note:	Altres ajuts: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Institut de Cultura. Grant number 19S01360-006; Departament d'Empresa i Treball, Government of Catalonia under the Industrial Doctoral grant [ref. BDNS 443065]
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Free-floating systems ; Geofence ; Micromobility ; Shared mobility ; Moped-style scooter sharing ; Inequality
Published in:	Sustainability, Vol. 15, Issue 3 (February 2023) , art. 2096, ISSN 2071-1050

DOI: 10.3390/su15032096

20 p, 1.6 MB

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