Journal
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 75, Issue -, Pages 286-296Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2019.09.005
Keywords
Threshold effect; Land use; Travel; Alternative fuel vehicle; Medium city
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71874010, 61773040]
- Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by the China Association for Science and Technology [2017QNRC001]
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Although electric bikes (e-bikes) proliferate in China and other developing countries, few studies examine the association between the built environment and e-bike ownership. Moreover, the association is often assumed linear in variables. This study adopts a semi-parametric model to relax the linearity assumption and explores the complex relationships between built environment variables and e-bike ownership in Zhongshan, China. We found that almost all built environment characteristics have non-linear associations with e-bike ownership and the non-linear patterns vary by variable. Within certain thresholds, distance to transit, employment density, and land use mix are positively associated with e-bike ownership whereas residential density has a negative association. Furthermore, distance to city center shows an inverse V relationship with e-bike ownership. We recommended planners to deliberate land use and transportation policies to promote e-bike growth, but not facilitate reliance on cars.
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