Land use and Transportation model in new town

In order to simulate the spatial distribution of land use in new town, this paper proposes a land use and Transportation model in new town based on land prices and traffic location. The distribution function of living and activities in Lowry model is firstly revised by discrete choice theory. Meanwhile, the resident's site selection utility is defined as a linear model about land rent and traffic location. And then, a balance equation is set up to simulate the assignment of house and activities, and a hybrid genetic algorithm for solving the model is also presented. At last, Guangzhou Nansha new town is taken as the empirical study area to test and verify the model and algorithm. The results reveal that the model is able to analyze the spatial distribution of land use and provide the basis for rational assignment of population and employment in Nansha new town's short-term development. All these demonstrate the model is effective and available in practice.