Research on Interactions between High-Speed Rail Facilities and Regional Development

Abstract

This research seeks to explore the dynamics of spatiotemporal interactions between a high-speed rail project and the associated land-use patterns, particularly those surrounding stations, thereby providing insights into ridership forecasting and even regional development. Based on the case study, an integrated framework is proposed to analyze the dynamic process of transportation-land-use evolution involving spatiotemporal interactions in two stages, where a multiple linear regression model and a panel data analysis model are developed respectively. The process begins from the planning stage as the general public and investors may take certain actions in response to the development potential due to the expected mobility increase. Then throughout the entire project horizon, the key issues and specific development conditions that may be required to foster the process are identified. The research finding indicates that there are interactions between high-speed rail facilities and regional development.