Research Article

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

Table 4

Parameter estimation results of BM.

VariablesNonmotorizedPublic transit
Parameterst-testParameterst-test

City level variables
GDP−0.131−0.78−0.364−1.84
Urbanization rate (reference: <50%)
50%–75%0.2100.790.9262.87
≥75%0.1880.480.5781.28
City population density−1.289−1.15−2.087−1.81
Number of public transportation vehicles0.0291.570.0874.29
Metro operating mileage (reference: 0 km)
0–100 km0.3841.051.1632.56
≥100 km1.0891.372.2684.21
Road area per capita−0.043−3.31−0.033−2.21

Neighborhood level variables
Neighborhood population density (reference: <1000 persons/km2)
1000–5000 persons/km20.1140.540.7742.91
5000–10000 persons/km20.2150.811.0393.35
≥10000 persons/km20.2400.920.7572.44
Land-use diversity−0.172−3.08−0.161−2.58
Green coverage0.0113.730.0123.38
Air quality (reference: not good)0.5353.290.9344.18
Neighborhood location (reference: suburban)0.5502.841.1715.31

Individual level variables
Age0.0349.910.0091.83
Gender (reference: female)−0.728−9.27−0.561−5.10
Hukou type (reference: nonlocal hukou)−0.514−4.24−0.034−2.22
Income−0.070−6.09−0.033−2.90
Car ownership (reference: without car)−0.810−9.23−0.955−7.79
Separation of workplace and residence−0.613−6.940.6305.18
Commuting time−0.014−9.590.01712.61
Constant2.5942.410.6190.49

Statistical indicator
City-level variance0.262
Neighborhood-level variance0.486
Log likelihood−3639.338
AIC7386.675