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Learning from Cities— The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
of solving the problems of “the last
(2) To further improve the share
kilometer after bus travel” and relieving
rate of the bus trip and alleviate the “two
the two problems of “the urban
difficults” of urban traffic
traffic”. Certain outcomes have been
Combine the favorable terms of
achieved, such as in promoting energy
public bicycle rental with bus trip to
conservation and emissions reduction,
attract more people to choose buses and
constructing low carbon cities,
improve the share rate of bus trip. At
advocating green travel, improving the
present, the highest day rent amount of
urban grade, advancing the city image
public bicycle is up to 411,400 times with
and improving the physical quality of
an accumulative total rent amount of more
the citizens.
than 410 million times in six years. The
(1) Integration with the public
share rate of bus trip is increased further,
transport system of the city basically
which plays a certain role in reducing the
solves “the last kilometer after bus travel”. Through the positioning of public welfare of bicycle transport system along with technology, the autonomous service of renting a public bike at one place and returning at another has been realized, which is combined with the existing public traffic system. At present, analyzing from the situation of public bicycle rental, the lease area has been transferred from scenic areas to urban areas and renting period also begins to focus on travel peak in the morning and evening (accounting for about 45% of daily rents), suggesting that public bicycle rental has transferred from the initial visit in the scenic spot to the normal travel. It is proved from this change that traffic system of public bicycle can solve the problem of “the last kilometer after ‘bus trip’”.
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