A Joint Modeling Analysis of Passengers’ Intercity Travel Destination and Mode Choices in Yangtze River Delta Megaregion of China
Table 1
Characteristics of 16 cities in Yangtze River Delta Megaregion.
City
Area (sq. km.)
Population (×104)
GDP (×108 Yuan)
Emp1 (×104)
Emp2 (×104)
Emp3 (×104)
5A-TA
Shanghai
6341
2415
21602
46
446
645
3
Suzhou
8848
1058
13016
25
426
244
6
Wuxi
4664
648
8070
18
223
149
3
Changzhou
4375
469
4361
32
147
102
2
Zhenjiang
3843
317
2927
24
91
77
2
Nanjing
6598
819
8012
49
150
254
2
Yangzhou
6638
447
3252
52
121
93
1
Nantong
8001
730
5039
107
217
143
1
Taizhou 1
6029
463
3007
71
119
94
1
Hangzhou
16596
884
8344
70
292
289
3
Ningbo
9816
766
7129
29
274
200
1
Zhoushan
1400
114
931
11
31
31
1
Shaoxing
8279
495
3967
51
179
114
1
Huzhou
5818
292
1803
13
96
73
0
Jiaxing
3915
456
3148
33
197
111
2
Taizhou 2
9411
604
3153
75
175
147
0
Total
110572
10977
97761
706
3184
2766
29
All the population and economic data are given as those in 2013. 1 RMB Yuan = US $0.161. Taizhou 1 and Taizhou 2 are actually two different cities with almost the same pronunciation but different names written in Chinese.