Abstract
Metro systems are gradually becoming more and more crucial in promoting the economy and society in cities. However, various challenges such as financial resources and the efficiency of utilizing these metro plans bring difficulties for metro construction. Hence, accurately evaluating the urban metro system’s development condition seems significant for the sustainable development of the urban metro system. Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation indicator system of metro development conditions containing 25 indicators from dimensions of demand and supply is established in this study, and a coupling coordination degree model combined with the entropy weight method and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method is proposed to analyze the level of metro development conditions and coupling coordination conditions of 35 cities in China. According to the calculation results, 35 cities are divided into six categories, and radar charts are constructed to promote the sustainable development of the metro system.
Highlights
As the most critical component in urban infrastructures, the metro system plays a crucial role in promoting a city’s economy and society development
It is possible that these ambitious metro plans will encounter many challenges, such as financial resources and the efficiency of utilizing these metro plans
(D)totoevaluate evaluate the interaction between demand and supply systems and reflect the dynamic trend of coordination and transverse demand and supply systems and reflect the dynamic trend of coordination and transverse comparison between demand and supply systems [40]
Summary
As the most critical component in urban infrastructures, the metro system plays a crucial role in promoting a city’s economy and society development. As the biggest developing country globally, China has been building metro systems, in its big cities, to solve traffic congestion induced by the growth of the urban population. It was reported by the China Association of Metros (2021) that, by the end of. 2020, 45 cities had built metro systems in China, with a total length of 7969.7 km and a total number of 244 lines in the whole country [7]. Some city governments cannot even afford the operation costs, they can construct the metro system. Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations
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