Interactive effects of the built environment and rail transit on commuting behavior: Evidence from Hefei, China

A deep understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the built environment on commuting behavior along with rail transit is considered of great importance for both TOD land use and formulation of transport policies. The impact of the built environmental factors on commuting behavior has been already...

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Main Authors: Ran Yan, Bo Yang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402308996X
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description A deep understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the built environment on commuting behavior along with rail transit is considered of great importance for both TOD land use and formulation of transport policies. The impact of the built environmental factors on commuting behavior has been already explored in the literature. However, the main focus has been laid on the separate effects of each factor and the interactions among these factors have been neglected. Along these lines, taking Hefei, China as the case, this work filled this gap by employing a social ecological model to systematically investigate the interactive effects of the built environment and urban rail transit on commuting behavior. From our analysis, it was demonstrated that land-use intensity was negatively correlated with car commuting, and mixed land use was positively related to metro commuting. Additionally, rail access near the workplace plays a key role in reducing car commuting than residential neighborhoods. This work revealed also some interesting findings on the association between rail transit and commuting behavior, which were significantly affected by land use intensity and mixed land-use. Our work provides valuable insights for the TOD land use to effectively reduce car commuting.
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spelling doaj.art-754c287ccc9c466b8b958a96871c898a2023-12-02T07:04:15ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-11-01911e21788Interactive effects of the built environment and rail transit on commuting behavior: Evidence from Hefei, ChinaRan Yan0Bo Yang1School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230000, China; Faculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau, Macau, 999078, China; Corresponding author. School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230000, China.School of Internet, Anhui University, Hefei, 230000, ChinaA deep understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the built environment on commuting behavior along with rail transit is considered of great importance for both TOD land use and formulation of transport policies. The impact of the built environmental factors on commuting behavior has been already explored in the literature. However, the main focus has been laid on the separate effects of each factor and the interactions among these factors have been neglected. Along these lines, taking Hefei, China as the case, this work filled this gap by employing a social ecological model to systematically investigate the interactive effects of the built environment and urban rail transit on commuting behavior. From our analysis, it was demonstrated that land-use intensity was negatively correlated with car commuting, and mixed land use was positively related to metro commuting. Additionally, rail access near the workplace plays a key role in reducing car commuting than residential neighborhoods. This work revealed also some interesting findings on the association between rail transit and commuting behavior, which were significantly affected by land use intensity and mixed land-use. Our work provides valuable insights for the TOD land use to effectively reduce car commuting.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402308996XCommuting behaviorBuilt environmentInteractionsSocial ecological modelUrban rail transit
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Bo Yang
Interactive effects of the built environment and rail transit on commuting behavior: Evidence from Hefei, China
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Commuting behavior
Built environment
Interactions
Social ecological model
Urban rail transit
title Interactive effects of the built environment and rail transit on commuting behavior: Evidence from Hefei, China
title_full Interactive effects of the built environment and rail transit on commuting behavior: Evidence from Hefei, China
title_fullStr Interactive effects of the built environment and rail transit on commuting behavior: Evidence from Hefei, China
title_full_unstemmed Interactive effects of the built environment and rail transit on commuting behavior: Evidence from Hefei, China
title_short Interactive effects of the built environment and rail transit on commuting behavior: Evidence from Hefei, China
title_sort interactive effects of the built environment and rail transit on commuting behavior evidence from hefei china
topic Commuting behavior
Built environment
Interactions
Social ecological model
Urban rail transit
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402308996X
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