THE ROLE OF BIKE SHARING IN TRANSPORT REFORM: LEARNING FROM COMPARATIVE EXPERIENCES TO DEVELOP A CASE STUDY FOR BELGRADE
Keywords:
Smart City, Smart Mobility, Bike-sharing System, Comparative Approach, Belgrade’s Case StudyAbstract
Many issues confront modern cities that can only be addressed locally. Cities are developing strategies that combine new solutions and mobility to properly execute the concept of Smart Cities. One conceivable answer is a bike-sharing system. This study incorporates the comparative experiences of Copenhagen, Vienna, and Ljubljana to provide a case study on the implementation of a system in the city of Belgrade. As a result, the research question is: would the deployment of a bike-sharing system in Belgrade solve the city's various transportation problems? This article opens with an overview of Smart Cities and Smart Mobility, as well as a look at the history of bike-sharing systems. The paper then goes on to analyze the strategies and solutions utilized in other cities before finally outlining Belgrade's reactions and reactions in this process.
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