Evaluating the dynamic performance of TODs and determining the priority TODs in Hefei city

Abstract

In recent decades, transit-oriented development strategies have been widely applied in different countries around the world, including China. There is a mutually promoting relationship between urban land use (activities) and traffic (accessibility) in TODs. However, some TODs cannot achieve this process, which is beneficial to their development. This research evaluated the relationship between accessibility and activities in TODs by applying the SBM model and the super-efficiency SBM model. Hefei City was the case study. The results can identify the TODs whose activities and accessibility cannot promote the development of each other and should be prioritized in future planning. There are two types of priority TODs from the analysis: “Undersupplied TODs” and “Underdeveloped TODs.” In addition, this method can sort TODs according to the efficiency with which it achieves the above relationship. Identifying priority TODs would be helpful for planners to find weak TODs in the TOD network quickly.