Evaluation of Joint Development of Park and Ride and Transit-Oriented Development Near Metro Stations in Chengdu, China

Abstract

The transport system in the traditional integrated planning theory focuses on road transport, takes vehicle travelers as the main service object, and lacks the research on the integrated planning of public transport system and land use system. Evaluating the joint development effect of P&R (Park and Ride) and TOD (Transit-Oriented Development) is one of the bases of integrated planning of transport system and land use system near metro stations; however, it remains difficult to come up with an evaluation indicator system and calculating methods reflecting the characteristics of transport systems and land use systems. Aiming at the joint development issue of P&R and TOD near metro stations in the urban planning field, 24 indicators are selected and three comprehensive evaluation methods are proposed to judge the joint development level of metro stations from two dimensions: P&R characteristics and TOD characteristics, followed by entropy wright method and expert scoring method being combined to obtain the comprehensive weight values, P&R characteristics being subdivided into P&R facility service level, and metro service level. TOD characteristics consisting of density level, diversity level, and refinement level. Through field investigation, API interface, and APP data acquisition, the characteristic datasets of P&R and TOD near metro stations are obtained in one megacity (Chengdu, China), and then three combined models are tested. Furthermore, four category results of joint development are analyzed and sorted: A-class, B-class, C-class, and D-class near metro stations. Development characteristic and environment features of each category stations are summarized to provide theoretical and practical guidance for the joint development of P&R and TOD near metro stations in other similar megacities.