How Dockless Bike Sharing Changes Lives: An Analysis of Chinese Cities

The report analyzes dockless bike-sharing in 12 Chinese cities, concluding that these systems serve as effective last-mile mobility solutions that increase public transit connectivity, lower carbon emissions by replacing motorized trips, and improve public health outcomes.

• Dockless bike-share systems in China can function as a high-quality last-mile urban mobility solution, provided there is safe infrastructure and effective management. These systems increase connectivity to public transit, lower carbon emissions by substituting motorized trips, and contribute to public health by preventing thousands of premature deaths.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). How Dockless Bike Sharing Changes Lives: An Analysis of Chinese Cities. https://www.wri.org/research/how-dockless-bike-sharing-changes-lives-analysis-chinese-cities

Chicago

World Resources Institute. How Dockless Bike Sharing Changes Lives: An Analysis of Chinese Cities. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/how-dockless-bike-sharing-changes-lives-analysis-chinese-cities.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendhow, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{How Dockless Bike Sharing Changes Lives: An Analysis of Chinese Cities}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/how-dockless-bike-sharing-changes-lives-analysis-chinese-cities}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }