Assessment of Accessibility and Activity Intensity to Identify Future Development Priority TODs in Hefei City
Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, China, has been experiencing rapid development due to fast population growth and continuous city expansion since 2010. The Hefei government began to operate the subway system in 2017 and introduced the concept of transit-oriented development (TOD) as a stra...
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| description | Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, China, has been experiencing rapid development due to fast population growth and continuous city expansion since 2010. The Hefei government began to operate the subway system in 2017 and introduced the concept of transit-oriented development (TOD) as a strategy to reduce traffic pressure and environmental pollution. By 2020, there were 77 TODs in operation. However, some TODs could not attract enough public transport passengers or increase the economic activities. This study analyzed the Hefei City TOD network and tried to identify TODs that need development priority among the existing TODs to guide the efficient allocation of resources for the development of the TOD network. First, this study measured the accessibility and activity intensity at each TOD by using the node–place model. Second, the 77 existing TODs were divided into 4 priority levels by applying the silhouette method. Level 1 and level 2 TODs have development priority and are referred to as “Unstable TODs” and “Unbalanced TODs,” respectively. Finally, this paper provides some strategies for developing these priority TODs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe1858a45cb14bfdb988c848a4f0bcd72023-11-23T17:19:41ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-09-01119159010.3390/land11091590Assessment of Accessibility and Activity Intensity to Identify Future Development Priority TODs in Hefei CityWei Wu0Prasanna Divigalpitiya1Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, JapanFaculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, JapanHefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, China, has been experiencing rapid development due to fast population growth and continuous city expansion since 2010. The Hefei government began to operate the subway system in 2017 and introduced the concept of transit-oriented development (TOD) as a strategy to reduce traffic pressure and environmental pollution. By 2020, there were 77 TODs in operation. However, some TODs could not attract enough public transport passengers or increase the economic activities. This study analyzed the Hefei City TOD network and tried to identify TODs that need development priority among the existing TODs to guide the efficient allocation of resources for the development of the TOD network. First, this study measured the accessibility and activity intensity at each TOD by using the node–place model. Second, the 77 existing TODs were divided into 4 priority levels by applying the silhouette method. Level 1 and level 2 TODs have development priority and are referred to as “Unstable TODs” and “Unbalanced TODs,” respectively. Finally, this paper provides some strategies for developing these priority TODs.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/9/1590development prioritynode–place modelsilhouette methodHefei City subwaytransit-oriented development |
| spellingShingle | Wei Wu Prasanna Divigalpitiya Assessment of Accessibility and Activity Intensity to Identify Future Development Priority TODs in Hefei City Land development priority node–place model silhouette method Hefei City subway transit-oriented development |
| title | Assessment of Accessibility and Activity Intensity to Identify Future Development Priority TODs in Hefei City |
| title_full | Assessment of Accessibility and Activity Intensity to Identify Future Development Priority TODs in Hefei City |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Accessibility and Activity Intensity to Identify Future Development Priority TODs in Hefei City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Accessibility and Activity Intensity to Identify Future Development Priority TODs in Hefei City |
| title_short | Assessment of Accessibility and Activity Intensity to Identify Future Development Priority TODs in Hefei City |
| title_sort | assessment of accessibility and activity intensity to identify future development priority tods in hefei city |
| topic | development priority node–place model silhouette method Hefei City subway transit-oriented development |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/9/1590 |
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