英文摘要 |
This study shows that the residential land use pattern of Alonso (1964) and Muth (1969) can be obtained by choosing a commuting mode instead of the typical classification of land use directly. Differing from the related studies in the literature setting different wage rates or income levels for households, our study shows that every household with the same income still generates the varying bid rent function analytically. Comparing the commuting modes of mass transit, motorcycles, and cars, it is shown that commuting by car with a high fixed cost and a low marginal cost will be advantageous with a longer commuting distance. In contrast, commuting by mass transit with a low fixed cost and a high marginal cost will be advantageous to those traveling a shorter commuting distance. This model is then applied to the case of the Taipei metropolitan area. Two policies on the costs of commuting modes, including fuel taxes on motorcycles and cars and fares on mass transit are analyzed. The externalities of traffic congestion, accidents, and emission are introduced in the analysis. |