Research Article

The Impacts of the Multiscale Built Environment on Commuting Mode Choice: Spatial Heterogeneity, Moderating Effects, and Implications for Demand Estimation

Table 1

Summary of built environment variables in the recent literature.

LiteratureNeighborhood built environment
DensityDiversityDesignDistance to transitDestination accessibility

Bautista-Hernandez [2]Population densityEntropy indexIntersection densityMass-transit systemDistance to the centre
Flat surface
Density of bikeway mileage
Ao et al. [23]Building densityRoad density and the number of nearby marketsDistance to transit mix indexDestination accessibility mix index
Employment density
Sun et al. [24]Population densityThe number of 4-way intersectionsDistance to the centre
Job densityRoad length per area
Road length per area
Wang et al. [25]Residential densityLand-use diversityGreen coverage rateProximity to transitDistance to CBD
Street lighting
Paved roads rate
Eldeeb et al. [26]Entropy indexSidewalk densityDistance to CBD
Bike lanes density
Wang et al. [30]Land-use mixDensity in working zoneSubway proximity
Bus proximity
Yang et al. [31]Building densityLand-use mixtureAverage street widthDistance to metro
Bus route coverage
Ding et al. [33]Population densityLand-use mixtureConnectivityDistance to the nearest bus stopAccessibility to employment
Xianyu [43]Residential densityLand-use mixtureGreen coverageDistance to the nearest transit stationDistance to the nearest CBD
Paved roads rate
Street lighting
Nakshi and Debnath [44]Population densityDissimilarity indexRoad densityDistance to the nearest bus stop
Job density3-leg intersections
Connected node ratio
Ding et al. [54]Residential densityLand-use mixDistance from CBD
Employment density

LiteratureCity built environment
City sizeDensityTransport infrastructureSpatial structureEconomic
Zhu et al. [7]Population densityPublic transport vehiclesUrban rate
Road area per capita
Nasri and Zhang [8]Population sizePopulation densityRoad network densityAverage gasoline price
Employment density
Guerra et al. [48]Jobs-populationKilometers of MRT per 100,000 people kilometers of roadway per 100,000 people
Delclòs-Alió et al. [49]Population densityIntersection densityPopulation concentration
Average circuityPatch density
Guerra et al. [52]Population sizeKilometers of MRT and meters of roadwaySpatial compactness and spatial concentration of jobs