Testing and Improving Urban Bicycle Performance

The purpose of this study is to try to characterize the urban cyclability of the city of Bari (Italy) analyzing the data from the bike sharing system. The methodology used for the characterization is designed to be general so that, applied in different contexts, it could make it possible to compare cyclability in different cities. At the same time the aim of the paper is to provide a methodology that shows the strengths and weaknesses of a cycling system, providing a real support to decisions in order to properly allocate resources and to optimize the bicycle network.