THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATIONS OF THE BIKESHARING’S STATIONS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW

Abstract

The article deals with the current state and prospects of development of the urban system of bikesharing Moscow.The facts show that this system has been developing successfully for four years. However, until now there were no clear principles and criteria for the selection of locations for new Cycling stations. Therefore, this article developed and justified the principles and methodology that should be followed in this process. These principles are aimed at solving four main problems facing the Moscow Cycling system. The methodology consists in field studies in order to find the best place to place a particular station and in the subsequent work with cartographic material. The article also substantiates the criteria for the placement of new Cycling stations, taking into account the people’s transport needs. For this purpose, it is proposed to use a special composite criterion for optimal station placement. The effectiveness of the proposed method is confirmed by calculation.