Does public transit improvement affect commuting behavior in Beijing, China? A spatial multilevel approach
Developing countries like China have experienced substantial city transformations over the past decade. City transformations are characterized by transportation innovations that allow individuals to access to speedy commuting modes for work activities and offer potential influences on commuting behavior. This paper examines the potential effects of subway system expansion in Beijing on commuting behavior. The authors' methodological design controls for spatial effects by employing Bayesian multilevel binary logistic models with spatial random effects. Using cross-sectional individual surveys in Beijing, the results suggest that there is a significant rise in subway commuting trips while non-motorized and bus commuting trips are reduced with the new subway expansion. Model comparison results show evidence about the presence of spatial effects in influencing the role of built environment characteristics to play in the commuting behavior analysis.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Wu, Wenjie
- Hong, Jinhyun
- Publication Date: 2017-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 471-479
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
- Volume: 52, Part B
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1361-9209
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Commuting; Cross sectional studies; Developing countries; Improvements; Mode choice; Public transit; Subways; Surveys
- Geographic Terms: Beijing (China)
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01635988
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 26 2017 9:09AM