Using Space-L complex network model for public transportation supply and demand analysis in Taipei metropolitan area

Abstract

As an important means of transportation in modern cities, public transportation plays an important role in people’s travel and the economic development of urban areas Harvey 1971 [1]. Many researchers apply the complex network theory to urban public transport network, construct complex networks and view the operation of urban public transport from the perspective of complex networks. The study established a complex network model of BUS, MRT (metro), LRT (light rail) and Multi-vehicle. And based on the weighted analysis of the actual passenger traffic, the weighted complex network model which conforms to the actual travel characteristics is obtained, and the relationship between the public transport station and the surrounding land use in Taipei metropolitan area is discussed.