Proximity of transit-oriented development (TOD) goals to polycentric urban development in the field of controlling negative effects of urban sprawl reinforces polycentricity and TOD-ness spatial synergy. Furthermore, identification of transit-oriented neighborhoods that have high potential to become secondary employment centers (ECs) is one of the most important challenges facing urban transport planners and land use policy makers. This research explained integrated development of ECs and residential cores (RCs) in transit-oriented neighborhoods using a novel composite index. The index is designed based on TOD-ness and polycentricity measures using spatial statistical methods and helps urban planners and policy makers to better identify polycentric TODs as transit-oriented residential neighborhoods with high potential to become secondary employment centers. Research findings confirmed higher accessibility of polycentric TODs to public services and public and private transportation that have better integration in the development of urban facilities and transportation systems. Furthermore, the findings confirmed polycentricity and TOD-ness spatial synergies in polycentric TODs.

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多中心性与TOD协同效应：公交导向社区就业中心与住宅核心一体化发展的新型综合指数


在控制城市扩张的负面影响方面，公交导向型发展（TOD）目标与多中心城市发展的接近性增强了多中心性和 TOD 性的空间协同作用。此外，确定具有成为二级就业中心（EC）潜力的交通导向社区是城市交通规划者和土地使用政策制定者面临的最重要挑战之一。这项研究使用一种新颖的综合指数解释了以交通为导向的社区中 EC 和住宅核心 (RC) 的综合发展。该指数的设计基于TOD度和多中心性指标，使用空间统计方法，帮助城市规划者和政策制定者更好地识别多中心TODs作为交通导向的住宅区，具有成为二级就业中心的潜力。研究结果证实，多中心TOD更容易获得公共服务以及公共和私人交通，从而更好地融入城市设施和交通系统的发展。此外，研究结果证实了多中心 TOD 中的多中心性和 TOD 性空间协同作用。