Research on Key Countermeasures for Enhancing Intercity Commuting Efficiency in Metropolitan Areas

Xiangyu Zhao, Haibin Zhao (), Meng Hao, Kai Liao and Yixiao Yin
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Xiangyu Zhao: CATS Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Haibin Zhao: China Academy of Transportation Sciences
Meng Hao: China Academy of Transportation Sciences
Kai Liao: China Academy of Transportation Sciences
Yixiao Yin: China Academy of Transportation Sciences

A chapter in Proceedings of the 2026 3rd International Conference on Applied Economics, Management Science and Social Development (AEMSS 2026), 2026, pp 18-29 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With the process of urbanization in China, metropolitan areas have become important places where a lot of people live. In this case, the internal part distributes the employment and residential areas in a polycentric and clustering way, so the intercommuting desire rises. At the same time, commuters’ expectations of the efficiency and quality of these trips are also going up. But due to the contrast between the wish for commute and connectivity (“commuting without real access, accessing without an effective commute”), as well as the poor integration of different modes of transportation resulting in low commuting efficiency, this hinders the development of these areas. In answer to this, this paper, through the summarizing of commuting characteristics in the Tokyo Metropolis as well as strategies for further improvement, offers key measures and policy suggestions. These planning, construction, operation and management-oriented proposal strengthen cross-regional connectivity, reduce residents’ travel costs of time, and in the end, improve the attractiveness, competitiveness, and integrated level of this metropolitan area.

Keywords: metropolitan area; intercity; commuting; efficiency enhancement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-672-2_4

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