TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of rail transit on travel behavior
T2 - A systematic review and meta-analysis
AU - Wang, Jingjing
AU - Cheng, Weibin
AU - Lu, Yi
AU - Wang, Donggen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - Recent research has treated new rail transit systems as ‘natural experiments’, and while they have generally resulted in increased ridership, the underlying reasons for this remain unclear. To address this, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of natural experiment studies published between 2000 and 2023 to synthesize the effect of rail transit on various travel behavior. We selected a total of sixteen studies for review, of which eight were suitable for meta-analysis. The pooled results showed that the introduction of rail transit significantly increased the mode share of rail while significantly decreasing the mode share of bus and car, and vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Our findings suggest that rail transit has the potential to promote sustainable travel behavior. However, to establish a more reliable association, further high-quality research is needed to examine the nuanced context, extend the follow-up duration, incorporate objective measures, and appropriately define the control group.
AB - Recent research has treated new rail transit systems as ‘natural experiments’, and while they have generally resulted in increased ridership, the underlying reasons for this remain unclear. To address this, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of natural experiment studies published between 2000 and 2023 to synthesize the effect of rail transit on various travel behavior. We selected a total of sixteen studies for review, of which eight were suitable for meta-analysis. The pooled results showed that the introduction of rail transit significantly increased the mode share of rail while significantly decreasing the mode share of bus and car, and vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Our findings suggest that rail transit has the potential to promote sustainable travel behavior. However, to establish a more reliable association, further high-quality research is needed to examine the nuanced context, extend the follow-up duration, incorporate objective measures, and appropriately define the control group.
KW - Urban rail transit
KW - Travel behavior
KW - Natural experiment
KW - Systematic review
KW - Meta-analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85168425594&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2023.103882
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2023.103882
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85168425594
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 122
JO - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
M1 - 103882
ER -
