Impacts Of The Perceived Built Environment On The Residential Commuting Mode In The Place Of Residence And Work

In the context of our country’s urbanization process,the population tends to agglomerate in large and medium-sized cities.The expansion of urban space has led to the separation of jobs and housing,and the commuting distance of residents has increased,resulting in more demand for motorized travel.The increase of car travel modes has increased the burden on the urban transportation system,and also caused various negative effects such as air pollution and energy consumption,restricting the sustainable development of urban transportation.In the process of urban construction,planners began to consider whether improving the built environment could facilitate the adjustment of residents’ travel patterns and reduce the use of cars.Based on the theory of environmental behavior and utility maximization,this paper first explains the concept of the built environment,sorts out the research status of the relationship between the built environment and traffic behavior,and finds that most of the current research only considers the objective built environment.However,there is inconsistency between the objective material environment and subjective cognition,and it is not enough to only consider the objective evaluation of the built environment,so this paper chooses to explore it from a subjective perspective.Based on the literature,the subjective perception indicators of the built environment related to traffic behavior are summarized,and the influence mechanism of each factor in the choice of residents’ commuting mode is analyzed in detail,and then the built environment perception evaluation index system is designed.The data is collected by distributing online questionnaires,and a latent variable measurement model and a commuting mode selection multiple Logit model are constructed.Impact of built environment perception on commuting patterns.The research results show that:(1)The built environment perception evaluation index system of work and residence is composed of six dimensions: destination accessibility,public transportation accessibility,road conditions,safety,aesthetics,and parking space availability.(2)Personal attributes,commuting characteristics and perception of the built environment of work and residence have a significant impact on residents’ choice of commuting methods.From the overall perspective of the built environment perception factors,there are differences in the impact of the built environment perception latent variables of residence and employment on commuting modes,and the effect of residence is stronger;among various transportation modes,built environment perception affects public transportation.The effect of choice is more pronounced.(3)There is heterogeneity in the effect of built environment perception on commuting mode choice among groups of different ages and incomes.The impact of destination accessibility perception and aesthetic perception is greater in the youth group,and the impact of public transport accessibility perception and road condition perception is more significant in the middle-aged and elderly groups;public transport accessibility perception,destination availability perception The impact of accessibility perception,road condition perception and parking space availability perception on commuting patterns is greater in low-and middle-income groups.According to the research conclusions,suggestions are put forward to strengthen the mixed development of land functions in areas near work and residence,and to make the layout of public transportation facilities as close as possible to living and working areas,in order to guide workers to transfer their commuting trips to green transportation,and build a low-carbon city that is livable and suitable for business.