Public Bicycle in the Context of Sustainable Mobility

Getting around the city, especially during rush hours, is a big challenge for many people. It often takes several dozen minutes to go through the home-work-home section. Congestions and their negative effects are an integral part of travel. Modern cities, in order to cope with the growing number of urban inhabitants, must evolve, looking for solutions that will meet the upcoming challenges. These solutions should be long-term, with a perspective of at least several dozen years. It is important to properly plan urban space, which will take into account the need to develop pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. The challenges of the 21st century also include further, often uncontrolled development of cities, growing air pollution and lack of physical activity of residents. Following the example of European cities, Polish city authorities should follow trends such as the sharing economy and electromobility. City dwellers are increasingly using light electric vehicles to travel short distances. These include bicycles and electric bicycles. The main advantages of bicycles include that they take up less space when moving and parking, they are one of the fastest means of transport in the city on a door-to-door basis, and electric bicycles can compete with a passenger car for last mile speed. The bicycle is also seen as one of the main elements of sustainable urban mobility.