Against the backdrop of current policy discussions in Flanders dealing with differentiated urban development schemes for strategic railway stations, this paper develops an empirical railway station assessment tool. We build on the node-place modeling literature, and more specifically on the tradition of quantitative station assessment models which has emerged from it. First, a series of methodological contributions are proposed in which we suggest strategies to improve the analytical strength of some standard node-place parameters, we broaden the model with temporal variability in accessibility, and we complement the model with a user-based accessibility account. Second, the conceptual model is applied to the case of Flanders and Brussels (the north of Belgium). Drawing on factor and cluster analysis, two intelligible station typologies are produced for both node-place and user-based data. Both typologies are interpreted and complemented with station-specific rose diagrams summarizing a station’s accessibility profile. These diagrams reveal insightful and detailed knowledge about station-specific accessibility characteristics, some of which are not captured by standard node-place analyses. Lastly, a more in-depth discussion focusing on five exemplary cases reveals what the results of these analyses may mean for planning practice.

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规划法兰德斯和布鲁塞尔的节点，地点和人员：开发用于战略决策的经验火车站评估模型

在法兰德斯当前针对政策性火车站的差异化城市发展计划的政策讨论的背景下，本文开发了一种经验性的火车站评估工具。我们建立在节点位置建模文献的基础上，更具体地讲，是基于从中涌现的定量站评估模型的传统。首先，提出了一系列方法论上的贡献，其中我们提出了提高某些标准节点位置参数的分析强度的策略，用可访问性随时间的变化扩展了模型，并用基于用户的可访问性帐户对模型进行了补充。其次，将概念模型应用于佛兰德斯和布鲁塞尔（比利时北部）的案例。利用因子和聚类分析，对于节点数据和基于用户的数据，产生了两种可理解的站类型。两种类型都进行了解释，并补充了特定于站点的玫瑰图，概述了站点的可访问性配置文件。这些图揭示了有关特定于站点的可访问性特征的深入而详尽的知识，其中一些未被标准节点放置分析捕获。最后，针对五个示例性案例的更深入讨论揭示了这些分析的结果可能对规划实践意味着什么。其中一些未被标准的节点放置分析捕获。最后，针对五个示例性案例的更深入讨论揭示了这些分析的结果可能对规划实践意味着什么。其中一些未被标准的节点放置分析捕获。最后，针对五个示例性案例的更深入讨论揭示了这些分析的结果可能对规划实践意味着什么。