Evaluation of Travel Convenience for Residents in the Yangtze River Delta, China

Based on the road network in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), and using geography information system technology, this article quantitatively evaluates travel convenience for residents with regard to the accessibility of scenic spots, both inside and outside the Delta. It shows that the accessibility of tourist attractions inside the Delta reflects the centricity of their location, and the score figure of accessibility in the YRD presents a circular structure with Taihu Lake at the center. Furthermore, the structure of outward accessibility indicates that accessibility is high in the west and low in the east, with the best areas distributed along the Nanjing-Hangzhou expressway and the worst areas distributed to the east and to the south of the YRD. The areas with higher travel convenience for the residents are mainly distributed around Taihu Lake and along the Nanjing-Hangzhou expressway.