One of Europe’s largest e-bike sharing businesses, Lime, says that 60% of its users will tend to cycle more trips, more often once they have begun using the service. Critically, women have historically felt less comfortable cycling, but E-bike schemes like Lime’s report a 73% greater appetite to cycle for this demographic. 24% of female users of Lime’s E-bikes say they have never cycled before the availability of the shared bikes locally. Lime riders feel that the availability of bikes has improved access to workplaces and shopping centres; one in four riders believe the share bikes have a positive economic impact. Cycle parking delivers 5X higher retail spend per square metre than car parking spaces; consumers also tend to spend longer in town centres. |