Research on the Impact of the Built Environment on the Characteristics of Metropolis Rail Transit School Commuting—Take Wuhan as an Example

Jiandong Peng, Jiajie Qi, Changwei Cui, Jinming Yan, Qi Dai and Hong Yang
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Jiandong Peng: School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Jiajie Qi: School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Changwei Cui: School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Jinming Yan: Guangzhou Planning and Design Survey Research Institute, Guangzhou 510030, China
Qi Dai: Wuhan Transportation Development Strategy Institute, Wuhan 430014, China
Hong Yang: School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 18, 1-18

Abstract: The long-distance commute to school caused by urban sprawl and the car-oriented urban construction model are key factors leading to primary/middle school students being picked up by their parents in cars. Encouraging those students to take rail transit can reduce their dependence on cars. This paper uses a stepwise regression based on rail-transit swipe data to explore the influence of the built environment on rail-transit commuting characteristics in Wuhan, and uses a geographically weighted regression (GWR) model to analyze the spatial heterogeneity of significant influencing variables. The study found that: (1) 60% of students are one-way commuters; (2) 88.6% of students travel less than 10 km; (3) the floor area ratio, bus station density and whether the station is a transfer station have an obvious positive effect on the flow of commuters; (4) whether the station is a departure station has a positive effect on the commuting distance, but the mixed degree of land use and road density have a negative effect on the commuting distance. This research can assist cities in formulating built environment optimization measures and related policies to improve school-age children’s use of rail transit. This is important in the development of child-friendly cities.

Keywords: rail transit; built environment; travel behavior; school commuting; Wuhan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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