Title

Transportation Characteristics Change under Rapid Urban Expansion: A Case Study of Shanghai

Authors

Authors

Y. Li; J. H. Ye; X. H. Chen; Pema Abdel-Aty;M. Cen

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Chin. Geogr. Sci.

Keywords

transportation; urban expansion; urban morphology; Shanghai; Environmental Sciences

Abstract

This paper focuses on the economic development and urban morphology as well as its impact on the transportation system during the urban expansion of Shanghai in the last more than 20 years (1986-2008). Based on data from 3 comprehensive transport surveys of Shanghai since 1986, the changes in residential trip demand, vehicle use, and the spatial distribution of trips were studied to understand the demands on the transportation system. The factors contributing to those changes in transportation demand were discussed, by which the conclusions were arrived: 1) economic development promotes population growth and stimulates residential trip demand greatly; 2) unsynchronized migration of population and job from central district to periphery district of Shanghai make tips and congestion diffuse in the same way; and 3) urban sprawl from a city center encourages the single-occupant vehicle mode, which imposes greater pressure on the roadway system. It is concluded that urban development should coordinate with the transportation system planning and expansion.

Journal Title

Chinese Geographical Science

Volume

20

Issue/Number

6

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

554

Last Page

561

WOS Identifier

WOS:000284297800009

ISSN

1002-0063

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