Modeling the Roadside Walking Environment: Pedestrian Level of Service

2001 ◽  
Vol 1773 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce W. Landis ◽  
Venkat R. Vattikuti ◽  
Russell M. Ottenberg ◽  
Douglas S. McLeod ◽  
Martin Guttenplan
Keyword(s):  
Level Of Service ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service ◽  
Walking Environment

Calibrating Pedestrian Level-of-Service Metrics with 3-D Visualization

2000 ◽  
Vol 1705 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Miller ◽  
Jeremy A. Bigelow ◽  
Nicholas J. Garber
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Highway Capacity Manual ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service ◽  
Walking Environment ◽  
Business District ◽  
Pedestrian Crossing

Unlike the case with airport terminals or the central business district, the quality of suburban pedestrian facilities is most likely affected less by congestion and more by safety, the walking environment, and aesthetics. Because the Highway Capacity Manual does not explicitly capture such factors when measuring pedestrian level of service (LOS), researchers have proposed innovative rating scales that do. These scales use either measurable characteristics, such as walkway width, median openings, and signalization parameters, or user perceptions, such as continuity and convenience, to rate a pedestrian facility. Unfortunately, the results of these scales are not always easy to interpret. For example, in a scaling system for pedestrian facilities in which a raised curb median counts 6 points and a blinking pedestrian-crossing signal counts 3 points, the developers of the scale believed that the median would be twice as valuable to pedestrians as the crossing signal. But would pedestrians agree? A scaling system was developed for pedestrian LOS and calibrated using visualization (computer-aided modeling techniques consisting of still shots and animations). Subjects’ perceived ratings of a pedestrian facility after they viewed still pictures and animations of the facility were compared with the computed rating of the facility from an LOS scale. The chief value of this method is that it helps ensure that pedestrian crossing needs are systematically considered and that engineers, planners, and the public agree on the calibration of a pedestrian LOS scale. The methodology is also applicable in urban areas where pedestrian needs beyond physical capacity are to be explicitly considered. The approach is original in that visualization as a simulation and data analysis tool was used to calibrate a pedestrian LOS scale.

scholarly journals MODELLING PERCEIVED PEDESTRIAN LEVEL OF SERVICE OF SIDEWALKS: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION APPROACH

Transport ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geetha Rajendran Bivina ◽  
Manoranjan Parida
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Indian City ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
Walking Environment

A disparity between developed and developing countries is not only in the terms of economy and geography, but also on the pedestrians’ perceptions and expectations about the level of service of sidewalks. Therefore, it is paramount to find the effect of various built environment measures, that impact perceived Pedestrian Level Of Service (PLOS) in the context of developing nations. This study investigates the most influential factors of the built environment that affect perceived PLOS of sidewalks in the Indian context. This is one of the first studies in India that utilize Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) technique to assess pedestrian satisfaction and thereby qualitative PLOS of sidewalks. A total of 502 personal interviews was conducted to extract the pedestrian perception about the quality of sidewalks of Thiruvananthapuram city, a typical Indian city. The results identified four latent exogenous constructs named “Safety”, “Security”, “Mobility and infrastructure” and “Comfort and convenience” that represent the main aspects of the PLOS of sidewalks among which factors of security has exhibited highest loading (λ = 0.60). The study identified that parameters like police patrolling, street lighting, cleaner sidewalks, sidewalk obstructions, sidewalk surface have an evident impact on the level of service of sidewalks. The results of the study provide a significant information for interpreting the aspects of the walking environment that mainly influences the PLOS. This information can help city planners to prepare new strategies, policy interventions that enhance the quality of sidewalks and thus making the city more walkable

Evaluation of Pedestrian Level of Service at Major Intersection of South Bengaluru City

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Somannavar Raksheet ◽  
Sunil S ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Level Of Service ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service

Design and Performance Analysis of Pedestrian Crossing Facilities for Continuous Flow Intersections

2005 ◽  
Vol 1939 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramanujan Jagannathan ◽  
Joe G. Bared
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Vehicular Traffic ◽  
Average Delay ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Traffic Performance ◽  
Pedestrian Traffic ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Pedestrian Crossing

Although concepts of the continuous flow intersection (CFI) have been around for approximately four decades, minimal or no literature describing studies that have analyzed pedestrian traffic performance at these intersections is available. Several studies have reported on the qualitative and quantitative benefits for the vehicular traffic performance of CFIs in comparison with the benefits for the vehicular traffic performance of conventional intersections but have provided minimal or no discussion about pedestrian traffic performance. As a novel intersection design, many important considerations are required to design pedestrian accesses and crossings at CFIs without compromising pedestrian safety and vehicular traffic performance. In this paper, the design methodologies for providing pedestrian access and related pedestrian signal timings are discussed. Modeling was conducted on three typical geometries for CFIs with base signal timings optimized for vehicular traffic performance. The results indicate an acceptable pedestrian level of service of B or C on the basis of the average delay per stop experienced by any pedestrian for pedestrian crossings at the typical CFI geometries modeled. All pedestrians served at the CFIs are accommodated within two cycles for a typical signal cycle length ranging from 60 to 100 s.

scholarly journals Pedestrian Level of Service: the Impact of Social Groups on Pedestrian Flow Characteristics

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 839-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvezia M. Cepolina ◽  
Federico Menichini ◽  
Paloma Gonzalez Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Social Groups ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Pedestrian Flow ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Is the indonesian regulation of standard level of service of a pedestrian path fulfill pedestrians’ convenience

2018 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Amirotul Mahmudah ◽  
Slamet Legowo ◽  
Agus Sumarsono ◽  
Studyamadyakomunika Linta ◽  
Benny Irawan
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
The West ◽  
The North ◽  
Commercial Area ◽  
Movement Characteristics ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Standard Level ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service

Indonesia published Regulation No: 03/PRT/M/2014 about the Pedestrian Level of Service (LOS), consist of pedestrian movement characteristics and sidewalk capacity, as like the Bangkok standard, there is no parameter that represents pedestrian interest. Australian standards develop a Level of Service with the main based on categories that relate with pedestrian convenience. Within this study, identifying Indonesian pedestrian interests done by measuring pedestrian perception of convenience. This study aims to check the suitability between this standard pedestrian LOS and pedestrian perception of convenience in a commercial area, Pasar Gede market. The study results, based on Indonesia regulation LOS, the pedestrian path around Pasar Gede market is categorized as level A at all sections, and this is the same as the Bangkok standards. According to the Australian’s standard, the LOS is an A for the West section, B for the North section, and C for the South section. The pedestrians have perceptions of moderately discomfort for all sections. This means that although the pedestrian path fulfills the level of service for Indonesian Government regulation, it does not fulfill user satisfaction. Therefore, the Indonesian LOS standard for pedestrian paths doesn’t provide equity for the pedestrian.

Evaluation of Walkability and Pedestrian Level of Service

2017 ◽  
pp. 30-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hediye Tuydes-Yaman ◽  
Pinar Karatas
Keyword(s):  
Public Transit ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Clear Relationship ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Urban Regions ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service

Due to decreasing resources, living in urban regions focus on sustainability in many aspects, including transportation. Sustainable transportation encourages non-motorized modes of walking and cycling as well as public transit (which also relies on walking while accessing a station), as well. However, walking as a mode is still a big mystery itself that needs further attention and research effort especially in the evaluation part. So far, the planners have discussed the concepts of walking and walkability, while engineers have mostly focused on Pedestrian Level of Service (PLOS). The scope of the problem is reflected in the diversity, and consequent inconsistency, in the available PLOS methods, which is one of the problems addressed in this chapter. The second and the bigger problem is the gap between the planning and engineering approaches in evaluating PLOS and walkability producing no consensus or clear relationship between the two, even though they overlap greatly.

Assessing the Impact of Turning Vehicles on Pedestrian Level of Service at Signalized Intersections

2007 ◽  
Vol 2027 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. L. Hubbard ◽  
Ramzi J. Awwad ◽  
Darcy M. Bullock
Keyword(s):  
Signalized Intersections ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Pedestrian Facilities and Perceived Pedestrian Level of Service (PLOS): A Case Study of Chittagong Metropolitan Area, Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khatun E. Zannat ◽  
Debasish Roy Raja ◽  
Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Pedestrian Level Of Service
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