Authors: Ana Clara Duran, Esther Anaya-Boig, Joshua Daniel Shake, Leandro Martin Totaro Garcia, Leandro Fórnias Machados de Rezende, and Thiago Hérick de Sá
Date published: 10 January 2018
Research commissioned by: University of Sao Paulo, Imperial College London, Brazilian National School of Public Health, and the Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning
Why did we select this research?
Bicycle-sharing systems have been used to promote bicycling as a viable means of transport in cities. After a sharp increase in recent years, almost 1200 cities worldwide have bicycle-sharing systems. In Brazil, bicycle-sharing systems have expanded in the last decade due to public-private partnerships promoted by municipalities
Key findings:
- Inequalities in the coverage of bicycle-sharing systems in Brazil, favoring wealthier and centrally located neighborhoods where a comparatively higher proportion of the population is white.
- Bicycle-sharing systems are not necessarily linked to municipal public transportation systems, consequently restricting access for residents who do not live close to the stations’ catchment areas.
- Contractual arrangements seem to play a greater role than public input in shaping the location and coverage of bicycle-sharing systems in the country.
Reference:
Duran, A. C., Anaya-Boig, E., Shake, J. D., Garcia, L. M. T., de Rezende, L. F. M., & de Sá, T. H. (2018). Bicycle-sharing system socio-spatial inequalities in Brazil. Journal of Transport & Health. Retrieved from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140517305431.
