A Multiobjective Land Use Design Framework with Geo-Big Data for Station-Level Transit-Oriented Development Planning

Abstract

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is among the most feasible strategies for relieving urban issues caused by the unbalanced development of transportation and land use. This study proposes a multiobjective TOD land use design framework for the optimization of the land use layout in station catchments. Given the high density and diverse development in Chinese megacities, a planning model that considers nonlinear impacts on ridership, land use efficiency, quality of life, and the environment is constructed. The model applies fine-grained geo-big data to fill gaps in the empirical and statistical data and improve practicability. A genetic multiobjective optimization approach without reliance on objective weighting is used to generate alternative land use schemes. A metro station in Shanghai is applied as a case study. The results indicate that the proposed ridership objective outperforms the commonly used linear function, and the optimization method has superior extreme optima and convergence to baseline models. We also discuss the consistencies and conflicts in the objectives and provide a balanced land use scheme considering local policies. This work provides suggestions for sustainable urban design with coordinated land use and transportation.