Disadvantages and Stimulants of Mobility in a Shared Bicycle System in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Keywords:
Mobility, Environment, Tourism, bicycle, guayaquil, transportation, cycling, agenda 2030.Abstract
Interest in urban cycling is increasing and the number of bike share programs has grown rapidly in recent years. Therefore, the objective that is intended to be achieved in this study is to know if factors such as seasons, routes and altitudes affect the project of a shared bicycle system in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. A quantitative and longitudinal study has been designed with the collection and analysis of data from the bicycle-sharing system (BSS) of the city of Guayaquil, registering a total of 84,183 observations (Men n=59,159; Women n=25,024). The data extracted from the Iguana Bike Tours organization was collected and statistically analyzed through the IBM SPSS version 21.0 program. A significance value of p < 0.05 has been established. The most used station was the one located in the center of the city, representing a total of 39% of the observations. The neutral elevation, that is, leaving a station and depositing the bicycle in another with the same altitude, represented 65.5% of the total records. The city of Guayaquil has some favorable topographical characteristics to create a profitable service that promotes healthy habits as a means of active transportation in the urban environment, as well as an improvement in urban mobility and a less polluted environment.
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