From bicycle sharing system movements to users: A typology of Vélo'v cyclists in Lyon based on large-scale behavioural dataset

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 280-291

  Vogel, Marie ^a   Hamon, Ronan ^b,c   Lozenguez, Guillaume ^b   Merchez, Luc ^d   Abry, Patrice ^b   Barnier, Julien ^a   Borgnat, Pierre ^b   Flandrin, Patrick ^b   Mallon, Isabelle ^a   Robardet, Céline ^c  

^a University of Lyon II   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Bicycle sharing systems; Cyclist typology; Pro cycling strategies; Urban mobility; V lo'v in Lyon

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; MOBILITY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TYPOLOGY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

FRANCE; LYONS; RHONE; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 84910007420     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.07.005     Document Type: Article

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