A Typology of Public Bicycle Stations Based on an Indicator Evaluation System to Analyze the Accessibility: A Case Study of Hohhot

摘要

This paper addresses a methodology of analyzing the accessibility of bicycle station network. Firstly, clustering analysis is used to group public bicycle stations into several clusters according to the indicator evaluation system, which includes factors affecting the site of a station. Secondly, by analyzing the characteristics of each cluster and relationship between clusters, the accessibility of station network is examined. And this paper aims to offer support to improve the accessibility of bike sharing system; thus, the fit service coverage boundary of each cluster is discussed according to the analysis. The results suggest the reasonable and constructive recommendations. A case study of Hohhot, China, is presented and discussed.