ASSESSING THE LINK BETWEEN RAIL TRANSIT USAGE AND MULTIMODAL INTEGRATION

Özgür-Cevher Ö., Altıntaşı O., Tüydeş Yaman H., Babalık E.

Canadian Journal Of Civil Engineering, vol.000, no.0, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 000 Issue: 0
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1139/cjce-2019-0483
  • Journal Name: Canadian Journal Of Civil Engineering
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, Environment Index, Geobase, ICONDA Bibliographic, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Current planning literature considers rail transit usage a function of neighborhood design (ND) parameters (such as density, diversity and connectivity) around station areas at a micro-level. However, during the early development stages of a rail transit system in a city, integration with the other modes may be equally influential on the rail transit usage, which must be determined. For this purpose, ridership data of 14 rail transit stations were evaluated based on both i) ND design parameters and ii) multimodal integration (MMI) parameters, along two existing urban rail corridors in Ankara, Turkey. A principal component analysis, as a part of quantitative analysis, suggested MMI as one of the three main components. Statistical regression model results also showed a clear relation between the ridership and MMI, which was clearer along the metro corridor, which serves suburban regions.