Which factors influence the use of shared and privately-owned e-scooters in the city of Madrid? Implications for urban mobility

• DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104785
• Publication Date: 2024-01-12T14:45:57Z
• Authors: Álvaro Aguilera-G...; Juan Gomez; Thais Rangel; María de los Ánge...; José Manuel Vassallo
• Keywords: Travel behavior; E-scooters; Micromobility; Emerging mobility services; Transporte; 01 natural sciences; E-scooter sharing; Ingeniería Civil y de la Construcción; Urban mobility; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

Micromobility using fully-electric two-wheeled vehicles is increasing in cities worldwide. E-scooters, whether shared or privately-owned, provide short door-to-door trips by facilitating the first/last mile stage of journey. They are expected to improve livability reducing harmful emissions and space occupation. In this respect, understanding travel behavior usage patterns essential regulate them appropriately. The purpose study determine individuals' sociodemographic variables, mobility-related attributes, latent constructs influencing e-scooter usage. To that end, an individual-level model estimated explain adoption frequency use both private e-scooters based on survey data. research takes city Madrid as a case study, contributes deeper differences privately-owned e-scooters, with particular focus influence mobility habits attitudinal variables. complemented some insights at trip-level, which shows substitution caused walking trips, their limited ability promote modal shifts from car. Finally, provides valuable implications for urban dynamics feedback policymakers transport planners.