Congested sidewalks: The effects of the built environment on e-scooter parking compliance
With the proliferation of electric scooters (e-scooters) in cities across the world, concerns continue to arise about their parking spots on sidewalks and other public spaces. Research has looked at e-scooter parking compliance and compared compliance to other mobility devices, but research has not...
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| author | Rob Hemphill John MacArthur Philip Longenecker Garima Desai Lillie Nie Abbey Ibarra Jennifer Dill |
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With the proliferation of electric scooters (e-scooters) in cities across the world, concerns continue to arise about their parking spots on sidewalks and other public spaces. Research has looked at e-scooter parking compliance and compared compliance to other mobility devices, but research has not yet examined the impacts of the built environment on parking compliance. Using a field observation dataset in Portland, Oregon, and novel GIS data, we attempt to understand the spatial distribution of e-scooter parking and the impact of built features on parking compliance, offering recommendations for policymakers and future research. The results of our study show that 76% of e-scooters observed fail at least one of the Portland’s parking compliance requirements and 59% fail at least two criteria. However, compliance varies spatially and by violation type, indicating that parking compliance (or non-compliance) is dependent on features of the built environment. Parking compliance is significantly higher on blocks with designated e-scooter parking than blocks without designated e-scooter parking. A statistically significant relationship is observed between the amount of legally parkable area on a city block and parking compliance. Parking compliance increases with larger percentages of legally parkable area. This finding can help policymakers prioritize dedicated e-scooter parking for blocks with limited legally parkable area.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9db00b0aaef44afaa2dcee3989cdbe42022-12-22T02:15:48ZengUniversity of MinnesotaJournal of Transport and Land Use1938-78492022-08-0115110.5198/jtlu.2022.2110Congested sidewalks: The effects of the built environment on e-scooter parking complianceRob Hemphill0John MacArthur1Philip Longenecker2Garima Desai3Lillie Nie4Abbey Ibarra5Jennifer Dill6Portland State UniversityTREC at Portland State UniversityPortland State UniversityUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaPortland State University With the proliferation of electric scooters (e-scooters) in cities across the world, concerns continue to arise about their parking spots on sidewalks and other public spaces. Research has looked at e-scooter parking compliance and compared compliance to other mobility devices, but research has not yet examined the impacts of the built environment on parking compliance. Using a field observation dataset in Portland, Oregon, and novel GIS data, we attempt to understand the spatial distribution of e-scooter parking and the impact of built features on parking compliance, offering recommendations for policymakers and future research. The results of our study show that 76% of e-scooters observed fail at least one of the Portland’s parking compliance requirements and 59% fail at least two criteria. However, compliance varies spatially and by violation type, indicating that parking compliance (or non-compliance) is dependent on features of the built environment. Parking compliance is significantly higher on blocks with designated e-scooter parking than blocks without designated e-scooter parking. A statistically significant relationship is observed between the amount of legally parkable area on a city block and parking compliance. Parking compliance increases with larger percentages of legally parkable area. This finding can help policymakers prioritize dedicated e-scooter parking for blocks with limited legally parkable area. https://jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/2110micromobilitye-scooterssharedparkingcomplianceland use |
| spellingShingle | Rob Hemphill John MacArthur Philip Longenecker Garima Desai Lillie Nie Abbey Ibarra Jennifer Dill Congested sidewalks: The effects of the built environment on e-scooter parking compliance Journal of Transport and Land Use micromobility e-scooters shared parking compliance land use |
| title | Congested sidewalks: The effects of the built environment on e-scooter parking compliance |
| title_full | Congested sidewalks: The effects of the built environment on e-scooter parking compliance |
| title_fullStr | Congested sidewalks: The effects of the built environment on e-scooter parking compliance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congested sidewalks: The effects of the built environment on e-scooter parking compliance |
| title_short | Congested sidewalks: The effects of the built environment on e-scooter parking compliance |
| title_sort | congested sidewalks the effects of the built environment on e scooter parking compliance |
| topic | micromobility e-scooters shared parking compliance land use |
| url | https://jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/2110 |
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