Research Article

Evaluating the Spatial Deprivation of Public Transportation Resources in Areas of Rapid Urbanization: Accessibility and Social Equity

Table 1

Evaluation index system of spatial deprivation of public transportation.

CategoryIndexDefinition

infrastructure indicatorspublic transportation network coverageproportion of the road length traveled by a bus in relation to the total road length in a traffic analysis zone
bus station occupancyproportion of the number of bus stops in each traffic analysis zone in relation to the total number of bus stops in the area
location quotient of public transportation network densityratio of network density in each traffic analysis zone to public transportation network density in the overall area

service indicatorsnumber of bus lines per traffic analysis zonethe total number of bus lines in each traffic analysis zone
location quotient of bus station availability within a 300 meter diameterratio of bus station availability in each traffic analysis zone to bus station availability in the overall area within a 300 meter diameter
location quotient of bus station availability in a 500 meter diameterratio of bus station availability in each traffic analysis zone to bus station availability in the overall area within a 500 meter diameter