Resident Trip Characteristics Comparison in Small Cities between a Developed Zone and a General Developed Zone

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Resident Trip Characteristics Comparison in Small Cities between a Developed Zone and a General Developed Zone

Gao, Jian-zhi / Zhao, Yao / Ma, He-ling / Zou, Zhi-yun

This paper analyzes the variability of resident trips and the intrinsic cause of the disparity in small cities which are at different economy levels. In the comparative analysis conclusion, economic disparity is the dominant factor which causes a difference in trip times if there was no clear difference on city dimension and layout. Seven typical small cities that are distinct in economy but similar in city dimension have been chosen in a developed zone and a general developed zone. The commonness and disparity of trip mode structure are analyzed, as well as trip purpose in both zones, the inner reason induced difference, average trip time and tolerance time of different travel modes. Verification is done by model building. The qualitative analysis and grey incident degree analysis proved that the economy is the main cause that induced different average tolerance time of small city residents. In conclusion, some suggestions are made on the basis of interrelations between traffic characteristics and economy.