Succeeding without success: Demonstrating a residential bicycle sharing system in Sweden
Various services based on sharing have recently emerged in cities across the globe. They entail promises of a more sustainable mode of transportation. Through an in-depth case study, this paper follows the undertakings within a recent demonstration project aimed at implementing a residential bike-sh...
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| description | Various services based on sharing have recently emerged in cities across the globe. They entail promises of a more sustainable mode of transportation. Through an in-depth case study, this paper follows the undertakings within a recent demonstration project aimed at implementing a residential bike-sharing service. The involved actors succeeded in presenting a functional service but failed to make the service commercially viable. Consequently, the configuration did not spread beyond the niche level. Based on this finding, the paper identifies a risk in enforcing progressive solutions to becoming commercialised, and urges public actors to play a greater role in steering the transition towards a more sustainable future transport system. By shedding light on the process of failing, the paper contributes important lessons concerning the setup of future bike-sharing systems that can challenge the automobility regime. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8553a18128648ce89d7d22ca1a816132022-12-21T23:44:16ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822020-11-018100271Succeeding without success: Demonstrating a residential bicycle sharing system in SwedenMalin Henriksson0Anna Wallsten1Corresponding author.; Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, SE-581 95 Linköping Sweden; Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), SwedenSwedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, SE-581 95 Linköping Sweden; Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), SwedenVarious services based on sharing have recently emerged in cities across the globe. They entail promises of a more sustainable mode of transportation. Through an in-depth case study, this paper follows the undertakings within a recent demonstration project aimed at implementing a residential bike-sharing service. The involved actors succeeded in presenting a functional service but failed to make the service commercially viable. Consequently, the configuration did not spread beyond the niche level. Based on this finding, the paper identifies a risk in enforcing progressive solutions to becoming commercialised, and urges public actors to play a greater role in steering the transition towards a more sustainable future transport system. By shedding light on the process of failing, the paper contributes important lessons concerning the setup of future bike-sharing systems that can challenge the automobility regime.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198220301822SharingBike-sharing system (BSS)TransitionNichesDemonstration |
| spellingShingle | Malin Henriksson Anna Wallsten Succeeding without success: Demonstrating a residential bicycle sharing system in Sweden Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Sharing Bike-sharing system (BSS) Transition Niches Demonstration |
| title | Succeeding without success: Demonstrating a residential bicycle sharing system in Sweden |
| title_full | Succeeding without success: Demonstrating a residential bicycle sharing system in Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Succeeding without success: Demonstrating a residential bicycle sharing system in Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Succeeding without success: Demonstrating a residential bicycle sharing system in Sweden |
| title_short | Succeeding without success: Demonstrating a residential bicycle sharing system in Sweden |
| title_sort | succeeding without success demonstrating a residential bicycle sharing system in sweden |
| topic | Sharing Bike-sharing system (BSS) Transition Niches Demonstration |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198220301822 |
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