Mengjun Wang, Weilin Ouyang, Tianhao Wu, Haoyu Li

https://bikeshare.metro.net/about/data/

"Metro Bike Share is a bicycle sharing system in the Los Angeles, California metropolitan area. The service was launched on July 7, 2016. It is administered by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and operated by Bicycle Transit Systems. The system uses a fleet of about 1,400 bikes and includes 93 stations in Downtown Los Angeles, Venice, and the Port of Los Angeles" (Cited from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Bike_Share).

The objective of this analysis is to undertake a comprehensive examination of the LA Metro Bike Share system, delving into its various facets to gain insights into its impact, utilization, and potential areas for improvement.

Throughout this analysis, we will explore key aspects of the LA Metro Bike Share program, including but not limited to:

Usage Patterns, Impact on Traffic and Environment, Accessibility and Equity, Financial Viability, User Experience.

The Distribution of Hot Stations Analysis

Rush Hour Analysis

Round Trip/One way Comparison Analysis

Relevancy Analysis Between Duration & Passholder Type

Shared-bike riders usually choose to start their trip at 7a.m.-23p.m.

7am.-10am.morning peak period, 10a.m.-13a.m.afternoon peak period and 16a.m.-18a.m.evening peak period shows significant increase in shared-bike use

The peak of use is 18p.m., which is presumed to be the evening peak

The lowest point of use is 4a.m,few shared-bikes are used in mid-night

From the peak to the lowest point is a complete downward trend, with the vehicle gradually reduced

The proportion of users with membership cards for One Way Trip's shared bicycles is very high, accounting for over 70%. Most of them are monthly card holders.

The majority of Round Trip's shared bicycle users are casual users, with only thirty percent having membership cards, and most of these members are also monthly card holders.

The majority of users who use shared-bikes for a very-long-time are those who use them immediately.

Over 60% of users who use shared-bikes for a short-time are those who possess Monthly-Pass.Log

The percentage of those who possess Flex-Pass among short-time trip bike users is also the highest among all types.

Based on the mean, median, and upper and lower quartiles in the table above, it is evident that the duration of use for Round Trip bicycles is generally longer than that of One Way Trip bicycles, which is consistent with expectations.