Design as if bus stops mattered: exploring the potential role of public transport stops in the urban environment

Brovarone, Elisabetta Vitale

doi:10.1057/s41289-020-00132-8

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“…In this field, investigations are concentrated on discussing the influences of built environments around subway station entrances [17]. Brovarone (2020) discussed how public transport stations play their role as potential landscape elements, shaping urban environmental characteristics [18]. pointed out that the urban rail transit landscape corridor composed of subway stations has a regional integration effect on the city [19].…”

Section: Study On Subway Station Entrance Landscapementioning

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Landscape Efficiency Assessment of Urban Subway Station Entrance Based on Structural Equation Model: Case Study of Main Urban Area of Nanjing

Lin

Han

et al. 2022

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Public landscape efficiency is one of the research hotspots in contemporary landscape performance. The renewal of micro landscape space has positive effects on community vitality and the sustainable development of landscape resources. The subway station entrance is a typical representative of the miniature landscape environment. To improve the construction of subway station entrances, clear cognition on the landscape efficiency of subway station entrances and their impact indicators is necessary. For this purpose, a structural equation model with a parameter system was established to measure landscape efficiency. There are four latent variables (e.g., traffic capacity) and 10 observed variables (e.g., visual level) composed of an estimation model. Researchers selected 131 subway station entrances in the main urban area of Nanjing as survey samples. Various methods, including investigation, image recognition, and modelling analysis, were comprehensively used to analyse the landscape characteristics of the subway station entrances quantitatively. A calculation was conducted to obtain the correlation coefficient of latent variables and the explanatory degree of observed variables. The result shows that green space landscapes and traffic capacity impresses the landscape efficiency of subway station entrances. Furthermore, all these variables have complex correlations. The fluctuation of any latent variable may cause the decay or enhancement of related variables. Therefore, designers should have a comprehensive cognition of the landscape environment of subway station entrances to enable them to propose balanced design strategies under traffic, visibility, plants and facilities. This paper aims to help designers gain an in-depth understanding of the ideal landscape construction forms at subway station entrances and facilitate the high-quality development of the urban landscape environment.

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Section: Study On Subway Station Entrance Landscapementioning

confidence: 99%

Landscape Efficiency Assessment of Urban Subway Station Entrance Based on Structural Equation Model: Case Study of Main Urban Area of Nanjing

Lin

Han

et al. 2022

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“…From the perspective of urban design, transportation facilities are seen as transcending the functional elements that ensure efficient traffic flow. Streets, railway stations, and bus stops can all be regarded as important components of an area [4]. However, the development of HSR network is more expensive than building a traditional railway network due to the higher-quality infrastructure required [1].…”

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The Determinants of Passengers’ Consumption Motivation at High-Speed Rail Stations

Lin

et al. 2022

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Exploring passengers’ consumption motivation can provide the basis for arranging commercial activities in high-speed rail (HSR) stations to generate more revenue for operations. This study uses a mixed multiple-attribute decision-making model for exploring the consumption motivation at HSR stations and complex influential relationships from the passengers’ perspective. The passenger traffic at five major HSR stations in Taiwan were evaluated. Based on the results of decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and DEMATEL-based on the analytical network process methods, it is shown that station attributes and consumption environment attributes are key factors that impact product attributes. Moreover, store location, commercial activities offered, product diversity, time pressure, and service convenience have a “cause” characteristic and, therefore, should be focused on when deploying commercial services at HSR stations. The findings from the modified VlseKriterjumska Optimizacija I Kom-promisno Resenje method reveal that time pressure has the largest gap to aspiration level at almost all the stations. Finally, corresponding management implications to HSR stations are proposed.

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“…Their design is based on technical parameters and standardisation. Public transport shelters are neglected by urban designers and by the scientific debate (Brovarone, 2021). They are an unused surface that can be utilised in various ways, including building unconventional landscaping with a number of ecosystem functions.…”

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Possible benefits from greening of public transport stops in Sofia, Bulgaria

Bozhilova¹,

Zhiyanski²

2021

SBAL

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Public transport shelters provide an unused surface that can be utilized in various ways, including for unconventional landscaping. The benefits from greening of public transport shelters are insufficiently studied and unutilized. The article evaluates some of the benefits which may result from the construction of green public transport shelters in the central part of Sofia. There are a total of 2780 aboveground public transport stops in Sofia. In the surveyed area are located 257 stops, 150 of which currently have shelters. The potential of greened shelters to remove PM10 and CO2 from the ambient air is estimated for several different scenarios. If 250 public transport shelters are entirely greened (roof and 3 walls) with Festuca sp., the removed PM10 will be about 20 kg/yr, or 0.01% of the yearly emissions of PM10 from transport in the surveyed area. The sequestered CO2 will be 17047.3 kg /yr., or approximately the CO2 emitted by 40 diesel cars with an average daily mileage of 10 km per day for a year. The reduction of PM10 and CO2 is not significant, however, in a big city with intensive construction and a constantly increasing population, every possibility for greening needs to be explored. Green stops may be used in combination with other measures. Proper selection of plant species and design solutions maximizing the green surface will increase the benefits.

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Design as if bus stops mattered: exploring the potential role of public transport stops in the urban environment

Cited by 8 publications

References 39 publications

Landscape Efficiency Assessment of Urban Subway Station Entrance Based on Structural Equation Model: Case Study of Main Urban Area of Nanjing

Landscape Efficiency Assessment of Urban Subway Station Entrance Based on Structural Equation Model: Case Study of Main Urban Area of Nanjing

The Determinants of Passengers’ Consumption Motivation at High-Speed Rail Stations

Possible benefits from greening of public transport stops in Sofia, Bulgaria

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