Overview
This action-based mixed-method research project investigates from vari-
ous perspectives the potentials of E-Bike Sharing Systems (EBSS) for sustainable mobility transitions in different spatial types in Switzerland. The city of Basel and its surroundings serve as a case study region. In close cooperation with public mobility and administration stakeholders (e.g., Basel-Stadt, BVB), and the dynamic EBSS operators Pick-e-Bike and PubliBike (velospot) experimental interventions will be conducted to contribute to the empirical body of knowledge on EBSS, and to provide advice to decision-makers from the public and private sectors to enable EBSS to transition from a niche to a sustainable mass market. Additionally, EBSS user and transaction data will be analyzed using data science, accompanied by quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, and a focus group stakeholder workshop to obtain in-depth insights on the factors influencing user behavior and identify ways to manage the implementation of EBSS in a flexible multimodal mobility system.
