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Abstract： |
In the context of advocating sustainable and low-carbon development, more and more cities in China start building public bike systems （PBS）. Domestic researches on PBS are currently in a primitive stage with most of the studies focusing on the construction and operation of PBS. While in the West, research on PBS and private-owned bicycles has covered a wide range of topics, formed several mature research methodologies and applied the research outputs in the planning and design processes of bicycle systems incorporating information and communication technologies, especially on the aspects of bicycle travel behavior and decisions which have been extensively studied to reflect the operational effectiveness and mechanisms of bicycle systems. This paper reviews existing research literatures on bicycle travel behavior and decisions by summarizing the main experiences and findings about the construction and operation of bicycle systems, the basic characteristics of bicycle travel behavior, users’ decision-making of travel mode and route choice and introducing methods and models used for explaining behavior and decision-making, including choice models, revealed preference method, stated preference method, rating methods and GIS and GPS-based analytical methods, as well as applications in planning and designing bicycle systems. It is hoped that the paper will benefit the rising construction and research on PBS in China. |
