Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Utah State University, 4005 Old Main Hill, FAV 258, Logan, UT 84322-4005, USA.
College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Feb 14;16(4):547. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16040547.
Urban design literature says that public open space in a station area could promote walking and other types of physical activity, enhance place attractiveness, and increase property values. In the context of station areas, however, there is a lack of empirical studies on the relationship between the presence of parks and sustainable travel behavior, which is one of the primary goals of transit-oriented developments (TODs). This study examined the impact of park provision on transit users' mode choice in three U.S. regions: Atlanta (GA), Boston (MA), and Portland (OR). This study utilized multilevel multinomial logistic regression to account for hierarchical data structures-trips nested within station areas-and multiple travel modes-automobiles, transit, and walking. After controlling for the built environment and trip attributes, this study showed that when there was a park, people were more likely to walk or take transit to access or egress a transit station. A transit station having a park nearby may provide a more pleasant first-mile/last-mile travel experience. This paper demonstrated that station areas need to incorporate more public space, an overlooked element in current TOD plans.
城市设计文献表明，车站区域的公共开放空间可以促进步行和其他类型的体育活动，增强场所吸引力，并提高房地产价值。然而，在车站区域的背景下，关于公园的存在与可持续出行行为之间的关系的实证研究还很缺乏，而这是面向公共交通的开发（TOD）的主要目标之一。本研究考察了公园配置对美国三个地区（亚特兰大（GA）、波士顿（MA）和波特兰（OR））的公交使用者出行模式选择的影响。本研究采用多层次多项逻辑回归来解释层次数据结构——嵌套在车站区域内的出行，以及多种出行模式——汽车、公交和步行。在控制了建成环境和出行属性后，本研究表明，当有公园时，人们更有可能步行或乘坐公交去或离开公交站。一个附近有公园的公交站可能会提供更愉快的首末站出行体验。本文表明，车站区域需要融入更多的公共空间，而这是当前 TOD 规划中被忽视的一个要素。
