Does Urban Rail Transit Discourage People from Owning and Using Cars? Evidence from Beijing, China
Joint Authors
Liu, Sha-sha
Yamamoto, Toshiyuki
Yao, En-jian
Source
Journal of Advanced Transportation
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Sha-sha& Yao, En-jian& Yamamoto, Toshiyuki. 2018. Does Urban Rail Transit Discourage People from Owning and Using Cars? Evidence from Beijing, China. Journal of Advanced Transportation،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1180988
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Sha-sha…[et al.]. Does Urban Rail Transit Discourage People from Owning and Using Cars? Evidence from Beijing, China. Journal of Advanced Transportation No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1180988
American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Sha-sha& Yao, En-jian& Yamamoto, Toshiyuki. Does Urban Rail Transit Discourage People from Owning and Using Cars? Evidence from Beijing, China. Journal of Advanced Transportation. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1180988
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1180988