Determining Trip Generation Rates of High-Rise Apartments in Beijing City, China

In recent years, China has begun requiring a traffic impact study as a prerequisite for obtaining a development permit. Trip generation rates for different developments are the key elements in the determination of the accuracy of the traffic impact study. For this reason, the objective of this study is to explore the trip generation rate for high-rise apartments in Beijing, the capital of China. A total of twenty-two high-rise apartment sites were selected for analysis. Regression models were developed, using dwelling units as an exploratory variable. The trip generation rates for autos, bicycles, and transit riders were derived based on statistical analysis. In addition, a comparison of China and US trip generation characteristics was also conducted using the study results and the 2004 ITE Trip Generation Manual. The results of the study can be directly applied to traffic impact evaluation studies required for the development of high-rise apartments. It is worth noting that the study is an effort to achieve a better understanding of the impacts of residential development on China¡'s transportation system for planning and permitting. It also provides a more accurate reference for developers and is a first step toward developing a trip generation manual for China. This study is partially sponsored by the Beijing Municipality Committee of Communication.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Ai, Qing Yi
  • Wei, Heng
  • Yang, Xiao Kuan
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2007-1-21 to 2007-1-25
• Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: TRB 86th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Apartment buildings; Development; Impact studies; Multistory structures; Public transit; Regression analysis; Statistical analysis; Transit operating agencies; Trip generation
• Geographic Terms: Beijing (China)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01046123
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 07-1205
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 8 2007 5:49PM