Hi folks, I am looking for solid references on models estimating pedestrian flows along and/or across urban roads (per peak-hour, or per day). Literature searches come up with related research but not this specific application.
Many thanks. I am new to Research Gate, so thank you for showing me how I can harness the collective knowledge of the members. Very happy indeed!
I have digested the papers and have done further searches on researchgate. It is very surprising how little there is on estimation of pedestrian flows (crash exposure) on the road system. This confirms our library searches.
Hi Chris, try checking this report - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_w129p3.pdf (pages 22-28).
Thanks Jiri, I have this one. Thorough but basic when it came to ped flow estimation. Their approach was limited by the same limitations we face. I am seeking something far more ambitious. We have an opportunity ($$$) to conduct many pedestrian counts, build a flow prediction model, then use that to inform crash prediction. A pilot has been done by someone else here, but I am hoping to extend that with new knowledge. :)
Just an idea - maybe looking in "cycling" field could offer some answers. There have even been several years of conferences especially focusing on cycling safety: http://www.icsc2014.eu/about-icsc/previous-conferences
Another potential pool of experts - https://sites.google.com/site/bikepeddata/
Sorry, if I am just "carrying coals to Newcastle" :-)
:) lol - I haven't heard this Australianism! I will check out the links.
In Czech it is "carrying wood to forest", but I googled up this English (British) analogy :-)
Dear Chris, I suggest you the following references which focus on pedestrian flows estimation for sake transportation design. The first is the Chapter 13 of the Highway Capacity Manual (2000), the second is the pioneering PhD thesis of Fruin. Both of them can give you a series of empirical indicators of the comfort and safety of a determined facility by estimating pedestrian flows and density (i.e. Level of Service).
Regards, Andrea
J. S. Milazzo II, N. M. Rouphail, J. E. Hummer, and D. P. Allen: Highway capacity manual 2000, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1678, no. 1, pp.25-31 (1999)
Fruin, J.J.: Pedestrian planning and design. New York: Metropolitan Association of Urban Designers and Environmental Planners (1971)
http://trrjournalonline.trb.org/doi/10.3141/1678-04
http://www.elevatorbooks.com/Products/PED/pedestrian-planning-and-design.aspx
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