Can metro transit reduce driving? Evidence from Xi'an, China

Huang, Xiaoyan; Cao, Xinyu; Yin, Jiangbin; Cao, Xiaoshu

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.03.006

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“…These studies shed light on the relationship between transit and travel behavior [13,16,26,27]. With the rapid development of URT, the influence of URT on travel behavior started to attract wide attention [10][11][12]14].…”

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“…Although many studies have examined the influence of URT on car ownership and use, the significance of URT effect varies a lot in different empirical studies. Some studies verify the negative impact of URT proximity on car ownership and use after controlling for other factors [8][9][10][11][12], but other studies show few effects [13,14]. Moreover, limited efforts have been made to explore whether living within URT catchment areas influences car ownership and use differently compared with working near a URT station.…”

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Does Urban Rail Transit Discourage People from Owning and Using Cars? Evidence from Beijing, China

Liu

Yao

Yamamoto

2018

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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With the rapid urbanization and motorization, many cities are developing urban rail transit (URT) to reduce car dependence. This paper explores the URT effect on car ownership and use based on the home-based work tour data in Beijing, China. Considering the mediating effects of car ownership and travel distance simultaneously, we develop a structural equation model to examine the complex relationship among URT, car ownership, travel distance, and car use. The results indicate that URT plays an important role in reducing car dependence. Living within URT catchment areas by itself is not significantly associated with car ownership and use, but if the workplace is near a URT station, people are less likely to own and use cars. People who both live and work near URT station areas have lower probability of owning and using cars. Moreover, car ownership and travel distance mediate the relationship between URT and car use, and the mediating effect of car ownership is greater than travel distance. Our study verifies that URT does discourage people from owning and using cars, which may have important implications for developing cities to make response to the ongoing motorization.

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Does Urban Rail Transit Discourage People from Owning and Using Cars? Evidence from Beijing, China

Liu

Yao

Yamamoto

2018

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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“…Using data from Xi'an, the metro transit's influences on the mobility instrument ownership [20] and private car driving [21] are examined. The crosssectional analysis showed that metro is negatively associated with auto ownership whereas it has a positive association with bike ownership [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The crosssectional analysis showed that metro is negatively associated with auto ownership whereas it has a positive association with bike ownership [20]. In addition, moving into metro neighborhoods is negatively associated with change in driving [21]. Huang et al [21] concluded that metro development and the design of station-area neighborhoods have the potential to reduce driving, mitigate its impact on environment, and slow the growth of traffic congestion.…”

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“…In addition, moving into metro neighborhoods is negatively associated with change in driving [21]. Huang et al [21] concluded that metro development and the design of station-area neighborhoods have the potential to reduce driving, mitigate its impact on environment, and slow the growth of traffic congestion. Besides, the combination of taxi trips and subway ridership data can provide useful information to identify the underserved areas by public transport [22].…”

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Exploring the Intermodal Relationship between Taxi and Subway in Beijing, China

Jiang

Guan

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Journal of Advanced Transportation

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Taxi is an indispensable mode in the urban public transportation. Although many studies have explored the travel patterns of taxi trips, few have combined taxi and subway to reveal their intermodal relationship. To bridge the gap, this study utilized taxi's trajectory data to investigate its relationship with subway. Considering the multifaceted relationship between taxi and subway in operation, taxi trips are categorized into three types, namely, subway-competing, subway-extending, and subwaycomplementing taxi trips. The characteristics of each type of taxi trips reflect the specialties and their interactions with subway. The origin/destination distributions of taxi and subway trips are compared and analyzed. Furthermore, the supply and demand of taxi within the buffer zone of each subway station are analyzed to reflect the difficulty of hailing taxis. The negative binomial regression models are used to explore the relationship between taxi trips and subway ridership. The results show that there is a significantly positive correlation between taxi trips and subway ridership.

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