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Factors influencing the usage of bicycles on university campuses: A case study of universities in Thailand
(2023-12-01)
Pakdeewanich, Chitsanu
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Anantavrasilp, Isara
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Tiyarattanachai, Ronnachai
University campuses usually consist of many buildings with different functions, e.g., classrooms, laboratories, offices, and cafeterias. In turn, students and university employees may commute between these buildings several times a day. Organizing in-campus transportation suitable for the campus’ characteristics and the travel behavior of the community is, therefore, a critical and challenging task. This paper focuses on using a bicycle as a mode of transport on university campuses. We analyzed the traveler's demographic, behaviors, and their attitudes toward cycling by conducting a survey covering students, faculty, and staff in several universities. In total, we have collected 1,433 responses from 19 universities across Thailand. According to the responses, most undergrad students use motorcycles and public transport as their primary modes of transport. In contrast, postgrad students, faculty, and staff mainly use private cars. Only 2.9% of all respondents use bicycles regularly. By applying Binary Logistic Regression to the responses data, we found that the demographic factors, including residency and mode of transport, are important determinants of bicycle use on university campuses. Also, lacking dedicated bicycle lanes and long travel times are main obstacles preventing people from cycling within university campuses. Based on these results, the study suggests that improving the availability and accessibility of bicycle facilities could encourage more people to use bicycles as a sustainable mode of transport on university campuses.
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Development of locally designed smart bike-sharing system on Thai campus: Lessons learnt of a pilot-scale study
(2020-08-31)
Pakdeewanich, Chitsanu
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Tiyarattanachai, Ronnachai
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Anantavrasilp, Isara
Campus-wide bike-sharing program is one of the solutions for achieving sustainability in higher education. It also contributes to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Smart bike-sharing systems have been implemented in some Thai cities and Thai universities since 2012. The systems were provided by foreign companies and developers. A locally designed smart bike-sharing system have been developed and pilot-scale tested at a Thai university. Many problems were found throughout the test-period, while design changes and application modifications were conducted to address the issues. The changes were done to make the system appropriate for the context of Thai university and users' demands. This paper discusses the development process and lessons learnt from this locally designed system. The results can be used by developers and software designers of bike-sharing industry to provide better design and implementation for Thailand market.
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Locally Designed Campus Smart Bike Sharing System: Lessons Learned and Design Optimization for Thailand
(2020-04-01)
Pakdeewanich, Chitsanu
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Tiyarattanachai, Ronnachai
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Anantavrasilp, Isara
Bike-sharing systems have been widely implemented in around 700 cities worldwide since the 2000s. The quick expansion is due to the growing concerns over environmental impacts and climate change problems. Bicycles are deemed to be a promising mode of transportation for achieving urban sustainability and sustainability in higher education. Sustainable transportation is an important factor in achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. In Thailand, a bike-sharing service was first launched in Bangkok in 2012. However, bike-sharing in Thailand heavily relied on systems designed and operated by international companies. Many systems have not been very successful and some were discontinued. We discuss lessons learned from a locally designed bike-sharing system and its optimization for a Thai university. A pilot-scale of public bicycles was launched and over 24,000 trips were observed in six months. Most trips were 0-10 minutes and peak hours were in the morning, which means most students picked up the public bike on the last-mile based on study timetable. From heat maps of bicycle usage, nearly educational buildings and connecting transit points had the highest departure and arrival rates.
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Development of locally designed smart bike-sharing system on Thai campus: Lessons learnt of a pilot-scale study
(2020-01-01)
Pakdeewanich, Chitsanu
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Tiyarattanachai, Ronnachai
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Anantavrasilp, Isara
Campus-wide bike-sharing program is one of the solutions for achieving sustainability in higher education. It also contributes to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Smart bike-sharing systems have been implemented in some Thai cities and Thai universities since 2012. The systems were provided by foreign companies and developers. A locally designed smart bike-sharing system have been developed and pilot-scale tested at a Thai university. Many problems were found throughout the test-period, while design changes and application modifications were conducted to address the issues. The changes were done to make the system appropriate for the context of Thai university and users' demands. This paper discusses the development process and lessons learnt from this locally designed system. The results can be used by developers and software designers of bike-sharing industry to provide better design and implementation for Thailand market.

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