1189 | 402 | Exploring the usage of shared e-scooters and their impacts in Australia and Germany

Shared e-scooters have become a popular means of transportation in urban centers and are now available in many cities worldwide. Accordingly, research on micromobility focusing on the use of shared e-scooters has increased in the past few years. Still, they mainly look into the data from specific cities and have focused on factors influencing the demand for such services. Usage patterns are however context-based and can vary from city to city. Therefore, in this study, we explore and compare usage patterns concerning the availability of other public transport, land use, and infrastructural attributes for two cities, Brisbane in Australia and Hanover in Germany. For that, data on trips, OSM, and census were used for a period of 4 months, from September 2022 to December 2022. The preliminary findings suggest that most trips in Brisbane and Hanover happen in residential and commercial land use types. In addition, most trips in Brisbane are during the night as opposed to trips in Hanover, which take place during the day. This study aims to present empirical evidence on the impact of shared e-scooters based on public transport, land use, and demographics to further provide recommendations for context-based designing of such services.

Bhagya Shrithi Grandhi
Technical University Braunschweig

ID Abstract: 402

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