Research Article

Identification of Prior Factors Influencing the Mode Choice of Short Distance Travel

Table 1

Comparison of travel environment in each area.

ā€‰IndexHigh Proportion Area 1AHigh Proportion Area 1BLow Proportion Area 2

Vehicle travel environmentDensity of internal vehicle road network (km/km2)11.7 14.3 9.3
Density of extended vehicle road network (km/km2)5.9 7.0 4.6
Average distance to main roads around (km)0.7 0.6 0.9

Green-mode travel environmentWidth of walkway (m) 1.9 2.8 4.0
Density of separated walkway (km/km2) 0.0 0.0 7.8
Density of bus stops around the area (station/km2) 18.2 7.0 44.4
Density of bus stops in extended region (station/km2)7.9 6.7 8.7
Distance to the nearest metro station (km) 4.8 2.3 1.4