Highlights It describes how to derive residence/work locations using smartcard data in Beijing. It studies excess commuting for bus and car users. The theoretical minimum commute is lower for bus users than for car users. Excess commuting is higher for bus users (69.5%) than for car users (68.8%). Commuting capacity values are lower for car users than for bus users.
Abstract Using Beijing as an example, this research demonstrates that smartcard data can be used to (a) assemble the required data for excess commuting studies, and (b) visualise related results. Based on both smartcard and household travel survey data, we find that the theoretical minimum commute is considerably lower for bus users than for car users in Beijing. This suggests that there is a greater inter-mixing of jobs–housing functions (i.e., a better jobs–housing balance) associated with users of that mode compared to the corresponding land-use arrangement for car users, who locate further from the central area (Tian’anmen) than bus users. The commuting range for car users is 9.4km greater than for bus users. Excess commuting is slightly higher for bus users (69.5%) than for car users (68.8%). Commuting capacity values are slightly lower for car users than for bus users, implying that car users consume less of their available commuting resources overall than bus users, albeit only marginally.
Commuting efficiency in the Beijing metropolitan area: an exploration combining smartcard and travel survey data
Journal of Transport Geography ; 41 ; 175-183
2014-01-01
9 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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