Bicycle Parking Choice Behaviour at Train Stations. A Case Study in Delft, the Netherlands

Bicycle Parking Choice Behaviour at Train Stations. A Case Study in Delft, the Netherlands

Gavriilidou, A. (TU Delft Transport and Planning)
Pardini Susacasa, Laura (Student TU Delft)
Reddy, N. (TU Delft Transport and Planning)
Daamen, W. (TU Delft Transport and Planning)

Zuriguel, Iker (editor)
Garcimartín, Angel (editor)
Hidalgo, Raúl Cruz (editor)

2020

Due to the increasing use of the bicycle as access and egress mode to public transport hubs, bicycle parking facilities are being constructed and extended. The provision of appropriate infrastructure requires the understanding of the needs and preferences of the cyclists. In order to gain insights into the parking spot choices of the cyclists, we have collected data at a bicycle parking facility in Delft train station (the Netherlands). This dataset is used to estimate discrete choice models that distinguish between an uncongested (i.e. many empty spots) and a congested (i.e. almost full) state of the facility. The findings reveal that cyclists want to park close to the exit of the parking facility which promotes the design in tiers. At the same time, they want to exert minimal effort, which calls for an easier mechanism to park in the top tier. Last but not least, providing real-time information signs is advisable, as it facilitates the parking spot choice as by reducing searching time.

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:82169fbf-e949-454a-90f9-3a38008bd600

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55973-1_59

Springer

2021-11-17

9783030559724

Traffic and Granular Flow 2019

13th Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow, TGF 2019, 2019-07-02 → 2019-07-05, Pamplona, Spain

Springer Proceedings in Physics, 0930-8989, 252

Accepted Author Manuscript

Institutional Repository

conference paper

© 2020 A. Gavriilidou, Laura Pardini Susacasa, N. Reddy, W. Daamen