The suitability level of bike-sharing station in Yogyakarta using SMCA technique

Abstract

Yogyakarta is experiencing the increasing number of population (1,13%) from 2014 to 2017 that influences the rising number of motorized vehicles. Besides, it is also led by the easiness to access vehicles ownership in Yogyakarta. In 2017, Yogyakarta ranked fourth as the most congested city in Indonesia that indicates the importance of changing the transportation mode from private vehicles to public transportation. Through the mission of Yogyakarta to strengthen urban planning and environmental sustainability, it is necessary to implement green transportation along with transport demand management to reduce the disadvantages of road congestion in the city. Hence, bike-sharing system can be an option that provides new alternative mobility. However, the important thing to manage bike-sharing systems is the optimal location of bike-sharing station. In Yogyakarta, there is already a bike-sharing systems but only in 12 stations. This research aims to identify the best location for siting bike-sharing station based on spatial analysis using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis (SMCA). According to the analysis, the urban core of Yogyakarta and its surrounding are the most suitable location for bike-sharing station.