Evaluation of the Coordination Between TOD Development Level and Urban Vitality at Urban Rail Transit Stations:A Case Study of Rail Transit Micro-Centers in Beijing
Promoting the in-depth integrated development of urban rail transit stations and urban spatial structures is a critical path for achieving high-quality growth in mega-cities.Based on the node-place mod-el,this paper proposes a method for evaluating the coordination between the Transit-Oriented Develop-ment(TOD)level and urban vitality at urban rail transit stations from both micro and macro perspectives.The proposed method incorporates walkability and urban vitality into the evaluation model and employs spatial coordination assessment,evaluation matrix analysis,and correlation analysis to evaluate the coordi-nation between the current TOD development and urban spatial structures at urban rail transit stations.Us-ing 31 rail transit micro-centers in Beijing as a case study,the paper evaluates the coordination between TOD development level and urban vitality.The results indicate that TOD development level and urban vi-tality at urban rail transit stations exhibit a distinct core-periphery structure.Based on coordination charac-teristics and developmental trends,urban rail transit stations are categorized into four types:vitality-coordi-nated,vitality-leading,vitality-cultivating,and vitality-lacking.There are significant variations in the coor-dination between TOD development level and urban vitality across these station types.Additionally,the pa-per reveals a positive correlation between TOD development level and urban vitality;however,the coordi-nation between the node index and urban vitality is relatively weak,indicating an insufficient synergy be-tween transit supply and urban vitality and inadequate stimulation of the transit supply volume on urban vi-tality.