Enhancing the pedestrian environment and walking willingness around mass rapid transit (MRT) stations in Asian cities – an empirical study of Taipei
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2024
Subject Area
place - asia, place - urban, mode - mass transit, mode - subway/metro, mode - pedestrian, land use - transit oriented development, land use - planning, land use - impacts, planning - service improvement
Keywords
Transit-oriented development (TOD), pedestrian walkable environment, willingness to walk, Asian cities, contingent valuation method (CVM)
Abstract
Asian cities have promoted TOD to increase MRT use and decrease private vehicle use. A crucial factor in achieving this goal is improving the pedestrian environment, which can increase people's willingness to walk to MRT stations. This paper analyses how Asian cities have improved the pedestrian environment around MRT stations and the factors influencing walking willingness by reviewing literature and taking Taipei as the empirical area. The results demonstrated that reducing obstacles in pedestrian space, evening the pavement, using transparent window displays in stores along the pavement, and constructing rain shelters can increase people's willingness to walk. The simulations of improved environments can provide references for countries improving the pedestrian environment. The contribution and innovation are to point out the differences in the motivation and goals of TOD in Asian and Western cities and propose improvements to increase people's willingness to walk to achieve TOD's goals.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Taylor&Francis, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Hsu, K. C., Lin, S. W., Leong, Y. Y., & Yeh, J. H. (2024). Enhancing the pedestrian environment and walking willingness around mass rapid transit (MRT) stations in Asian cities–an empirical study of Taipei. Transportation Planning and Technology, 47(4), 489-513.
