Bike-sharing systems are one of the measures for promoting sustainable mobility, and their success depends largely on station location. Using a multi-criteria spatial analysis in QGIS, we identified areas of relative suitability for bike-sharing stations in the Municipality of Šenčur and proposed specific sites within them for further verification. Eleven criteria were divided into three groups: population and daily travel destinations, transport infrastructure, and terrain and land use. The criteria were standardised to a scale from 0 to 1, and their weights were determined with the AHP method in two ways: by the author’s judgement supported by a literature review (scenario LD) and on the basis of a survey among participating residents (scenario SD). In both scenarios, population density received the highest weight, followed by proximity to cycling infrastructure and bus stops. Compared with scenario LD, scenario SD gave more weight to tourism and recreation and to terrain and land use. The final suitability maps are similar: the Pearson correlation coefficient is 0.98, and about 87% of the top 5% most suitable cells overlap. Scenario SD produced a larger area of high suitability, while the main focus of the most suitable areas remained similar. The most suitable area is the northern part of Šenčur along Pipanova cesta, with smaller areas of high suitability in Prebačevo, Voklo and Luže. In total, we proposed seven sites for further verification. The results can support the gradual introduction of the system, but site conditions must be verified before implementation.
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