Dispatching strategy of shared bicycles for morning peak tidal travel based on spatial distribution

Bicycle sharing has rapidly gained popularity as a low-carbon mode of transportation, with the advantages of low cost and sustainability. However, its tidal phenomenon during the morning peak period leads to a mismatch between demand and regional distribution, which brings challenges to urban traffi...

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Main Authors: Xiangyu Lei, Jiaqi Yang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-12-01
Series:Sustainable Futures
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825006549
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description Bicycle sharing has rapidly gained popularity as a low-carbon mode of transportation, with the advantages of low cost and sustainability. However, its tidal phenomenon during the morning peak period leads to a mismatch between demand and regional distribution, which brings challenges to urban traffic management. In this paper, we address this problem and propose a bike-sharing scheduling strategy for morning peak tidal travel. The study identifies the spatial distribution characteristics of the tidal phenomenon by analyzing the riding order and electronic fence data and combining them with the KD-Tree algorithm; subsequently, a demand prediction model based on the XGBoost algorithm and a hierarchical scheduling model based on the greedy algorithm are constructed to dynamically optimize the spatial distribution of the bicycle resources with the demand fluctuation as the guide. Empirical studies based on Xiamen Island shared bicycle data show that the scheduling model can effectively alleviate the phenomena of excessive resource concentration and idleness, and significantly improve the resource utilization rate and operational efficiency of the bicycle system.
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spelling doaj-art-ef92da2902b54e94876e882bc46d2a6b2025-08-20T03:23:34ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882025-12-011010109010.1016/j.sftr.2025.101090Dispatching strategy of shared bicycles for morning peak tidal travel based on spatial distributionXiangyu Lei0Jiaqi Yang1School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 1178 Heping Avenue, Wuchang District, Wuhan. China; State Key Laboratory of Maritime Technology and Safety, Wuhan University of Technology, 1178 Heping Avenue, Wuchang District, Wuhan. ChinaSchool of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 1178 Heping Avenue, Wuchang District, Wuhan. China; State Key Laboratory of Maritime Technology and Safety, Wuhan University of Technology, 1178 Heping Avenue, Wuchang District, Wuhan. China; Corresponding author.Bicycle sharing has rapidly gained popularity as a low-carbon mode of transportation, with the advantages of low cost and sustainability. However, its tidal phenomenon during the morning peak period leads to a mismatch between demand and regional distribution, which brings challenges to urban traffic management. In this paper, we address this problem and propose a bike-sharing scheduling strategy for morning peak tidal travel. The study identifies the spatial distribution characteristics of the tidal phenomenon by analyzing the riding order and electronic fence data and combining them with the KD-Tree algorithm; subsequently, a demand prediction model based on the XGBoost algorithm and a hierarchical scheduling model based on the greedy algorithm are constructed to dynamically optimize the spatial distribution of the bicycle resources with the demand fluctuation as the guide. Empirical studies based on Xiamen Island shared bicycle data show that the scheduling model can effectively alleviate the phenomena of excessive resource concentration and idleness, and significantly improve the resource utilization rate and operational efficiency of the bicycle system.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825006549Bike sharingTidal phenomenonGeofencingDispatching strategy
spellingShingle Xiangyu Lei
Jiaqi Yang
Dispatching strategy of shared bicycles for morning peak tidal travel based on spatial distribution
Sustainable Futures
Bike sharing
Tidal phenomenon
Geofencing
Dispatching strategy
title Dispatching strategy of shared bicycles for morning peak tidal travel based on spatial distribution
title_full Dispatching strategy of shared bicycles for morning peak tidal travel based on spatial distribution
title_fullStr Dispatching strategy of shared bicycles for morning peak tidal travel based on spatial distribution
title_full_unstemmed Dispatching strategy of shared bicycles for morning peak tidal travel based on spatial distribution
title_short Dispatching strategy of shared bicycles for morning peak tidal travel based on spatial distribution
title_sort dispatching strategy of shared bicycles for morning peak tidal travel based on spatial distribution
topic Bike sharing
Tidal phenomenon
Geofencing
Dispatching strategy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825006549
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