Author(s)

Gao Yuanheng, Wang Yan, Wu Lin, Shan Nina

Corresponding Author

Gao Yuanheng

ABSTRACT

In this paper, taking Guilin, a traditional tourist city, as an example, based on the data of public transport lines, bus stations and scenic spots, the convenience of the public transport is studied by using the indexes of transfer times and accessibility. The following findings were obtained: (1) Transfer times and accessibility index can be very intuitive and simple to measure a region's tourism public transportation convenience; (2) There is a great imbalance of Guilin tourism public transport, the majority scenic areas accessibility are relatively concentrated, and the minority scenic areas accessibility are dispersed, which formed 3 aggregation group; (3) The accessibility of public transportation in scenic areas can be improved significantly by adjusting a few public transport lines and sites.

KEYWORDS

Public Transit, Transfer Times, Accessibility, Tour