Evaluation Donkey Republic - Evaluation of Bikesharing in Kopenhagen
The "Cirkelbroen" is crossing the Christianshavn Kanal and was designed by Olafur Eliasson.
By now in Copenhagen it is beyond doubt that cycling involves many positive aspects. However, even in the cycling capital there is a great competition for inner-city areas. To value the usage of this public space especially against other sharing systems, the Danish company Donkey Republic commissioned the Chair of Transport Ecology to conduct an evaluation.
Aim of the evaluation will be to quantify the modal shift and determine the influence of Bikesharing on the usage of inner-city areas for traffic. Furthermore, the possible impact of Bikesharing on the travel behavior of the people in Copenhagen shall be studied.
In order to answer the research questions a mixed-methods approach is planned. One component forms the comprehensive data analysis of GPS tracks, which represent the trips of cyclists in Copenhagen. Whereas the modal shift and the effects of Bikesharing on the individual travel behavior will be assessed by two online surveys.
In the first instance, the project and data acquisition should start in April. Due to the restrictions of public life in consequence of the COVID 19 pandemic and therefore decrease of trips, the data acquisition was postponed until September 2020.
LEADERSHIP
- Dipl.-Ing. Sven Lißner (Chair of Transport Ecology)
RESEARCHERS (TUD)
- Dipl.-Ing. Maike von Harten (Chair of Transport Ecology)
- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Julia Gerlach (Chair of Transport Ecology)
- Iwan Poroijkow (student assistant at the Chair of Transport Ecology)
TERM
- 09/2020-06/2021
FINANCING