Evaluation of the spatial distribution pattern of bus stops in Mashhad city

Ghahri, Shalaleh; Yazdani, Mohammad Hasan; Jafariyan, Hamed

Evaluation of the spatial distribution pattern of bus stops in Mashhad city

Document Type : Origional Article

Authors

Shalaleh Ghahri ¹ ^¶

Mohammad Hasan Yazdani ²

Hamed Jafariyan ³

¹ .PhD Student in Geography and Urban Planning, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

² Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

³ PhD Candidate in Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Kish International Branch, Kish,Iran

Abstract

Background and Objective: Paying attention to public transportation is one of the most important issues in sustainable development. Access to bus stops is one of the implementation of a successful transportation system. Considering that the city of Mashhad has religious tourism, many pilgrims from all over the world travel to this city every year. Therefore, the purpose of the research is to evaluate the spatial distribution pattern of bus stops in the city of Mashhad.
Methodology: The present study is applied in nature and descriptive-analytic in method. GIS software (nearest neighbor average, low and high clustering, Moran's spatial autocorrelation, network analysis) has been used to analyze the data and research findings..
Findings and Results: The results of the research findings showed that the average ratio of the nearest neighbor indicates a clustering state and the value of G is equal to zero, therefore suggesting a high clustering pattern. Given that the value of the Moran index is 0.65 and the z-score is high and the P-value is small, the data has spatial autocorrelation. Finally, the output from the network analysis and service access showed that in most cases, bus stops in the city of Mashhad are located at a distance of 400 meters and are located at a standard distance in terms of user location (in the administrative-commercial area and the urban core).

Keywords

Spatial distribution

bus stations

network analysis

Mashhad city

Subjects

Urban Planning

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