Traffic Patterns Are Going to Change Drastically

While some bike-sharing systems are being shut off to reduce mobility, others are experiencing a sudden increase of demand as people avoid mass transit.

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March 31, 2020, 7:00 AM PDT

By PabloValerio @pabl0valerio


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Tom Nutley, CEO of Bico AI, says, "In some cities, we’ve seen a surge in micromobility usage. New York and Chicago are probably the most prevalent. But in other cities we’ve seen a curtail of ridership of 50% to 75%. We have a functionality where we can add priority stations, which ultimately means that those stations create a higher priority of service, increasing the signal for several systems. We’ve moved those on requests from both the customer or the operator in the city to key locations, i.e. hospitals, to ensure that there’s always bike availability at those stations for critical staff, such as health care workers."

"But it’s actually the patterns that are interesting to monitor." 

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