Featuring rapid adoption rates in recent years, personal standing scooters, as a micromobility, represent a missing complement to the first and last mile of public transport. This paper examines intermodal trips involving private e- scooters and trains with the objective to investigate the influence of this intermodal combination on station catchment areas.
The methodology is based on the analysis of existing scientific research and empirical evidences. Main findings of this secondary analysis, based on 53 passengers using this personal device, suggest an over-representation of male and younger users, with very frequent intermodal practices mainly dedicated to work or study, and a feeder distance between combined walking and cycling. There appears to be similarities between bike-and-ride and scoot-and-ride but also clear distinctions that characterize this emerging mode, among which the fact that scooter is almost always used both during access and egress stages.
This article advocates that station areas should be better considered by redesigning the surrounding public spaces to better balance the space of each mode, in favour of alternatives to the car and sustainable cities. Standing scooters are a dramatically growing new trend in urban mobility Oeschger et al. These are small, light, electric, single-user and cost-effective alternative transportation options for short distances McKenzie b ; Abduljabbar et al.
Beyond its rapid adoption rate, this personal device interacts with other modes because it is relatively light and foldable Tuncer et al. Although modal shift to public transport is one of the most energy-efficient ways to contribute to sustainable mobility, it has the disadvantage of being inflexible by following a fixed route EEA , p.
Intermodality, i. In this context, Amar , p. New mobility solutions are having a lasting impact on the twenty-first century mobility system Cervero , p. Emerging feeder modes reinforce the attractiveness of public transport Goletz et al. New mobility solutions forms, such as the combination of micromobility and public transport, are expected to become relevant in the future Oostendorp and Gebhardt , p.
