Frontiers in Sustainable Cities (Jul 2020)

Social Cycling: Critical Mass Through a Mobile App

  • Rodrigo García-Herrera,
  • Paola Massyel García-Meneses

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2020.00036
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2

Abstract

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Design and partial implementation of a mobile application that helps bicycle riders flock with other riders while commuting, thus benefiting from the emergent critical mass. Simulations are run to test the model, analysis of their results suggest flock formation is likely given enough users.

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