Research Article

Understanding the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem and Identifying Appropriate Spatial Units while Studying the Influence of the Built Environment on the Traffic System State

Table 2

Definition and calculation method of TSS indicators.

VariablesDefinitionCalculation method

Traffic efficiencyRoad speed
Where TTIi is the travel time index of grid i is the free-flow speed, is the actual speed of track point in grid i
Traffic safetyNumber of traffic accidentsTotal number of incidents per year
Traffic comfortComfort level while drivingThe sum of uncomfortable track points, as defined in the literature [17]