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![Bikesharing has changed Chinese urban residents’ mobility habits – people take 55 percent fewer trips by cars, and illegal motorcycles that used to provide ‘last-mile’ transportation solutions have been reduced by 53 percent. Every shared bike is a valuable data source that can help us to better understand urban residents’ behavior and to plot a zero-carbon path for not only Chinese cities, but cities around the world as they begin to adopt this technology. Photo: tangxn/Shutterstock. Mobike dockless bikeshare bicycle near bike path in China. Photo: tangxn/Shutterstock.](/sites/default/files/styles/listing_image_290x218/public/Mobike_blog2_870_0.jpg?h=e85f6c07&itok=iya0fMem)
Bike-sharing data and cities: lessons from China's experience
Digital technologies have spread rapidly in much of the developing world. However, the development and environmental benefits from using digital technologies are yet to be fully captured. The GEF launched the Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot in 2015. A key characteristic of the…