Dockless bikes have enhanced connectivity to public transportation, reduced carbon emissions by replacing motorized trips, and even improved public health, despite air-quality concerns in China. As other cities around the world continue to grapple with management and regulatory hurdles surrounding dockless bike shares, what Hui Jiang and her co-authors found could help set the course for dockless bike success in the U.S.
“A lot of people, especially from the government side, have had challenges with adopting dockless bike sharing in cities,” Jiang, a research analyst at WRI China’s Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, says. That’s one of the reasons she chose to examine the subject.