Pedestrian Level of Service (PLOS) Simulating and redesigning Sidewalk in Crowded Urban Areas

IF 1 4区工程技术 Q4 ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Municipal Engineer Pub Date : 2022-11-17 DOI:10.1680/jmuen.22.00018

Hamed Kashian, E. Kashi

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Abstract

The design of sidewalks in crowded areas is the great importance in cities. These spaces have more sensitivity if they are in the central business district (CBD). In this research, the main objective is to study, analyze and design the sidewalk adjacent to the bazaar in Semnan, Iran, with a CBD, located in the valuable historical context of the city. After surveying the pedestrian volumes during the peak hours in the morning and evening, the mentioned street was divided into eight parts, and the most traffic flow was considered as a criterion for the design. Then, based on HCM2016, the density and the Level of Service (LOS) of each part were obtained. Findings indicated that Part 4 had LOS E and density 11<11,52<18, Part 6 had LOS E and density 11<12,06<18 and also Part 7 with the highest traffic volume about 2500 people and the LOS E was prioritized to increase LOS. The data obtained for each part was studied by Pathfinder software and compared with the obtained manual information. Therefore, the road diet theory was implemented and with increasing the width of sidewalk about 3 to 5 feet per section, it caused to improving LOS.

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行人服务水平(PLOS):拥挤城市地区人行道的模拟与重新设计

在城市中，拥挤地区的人行道设计是非常重要的。如果这些空间位于中央商务区(CBD)，则具有更高的敏感性。在本研究中，主要目的是研究、分析和设计伊朗塞姆南集市附近的人行道，该人行道拥有一个CBD，位于城市宝贵的历史文脉中。在对早晚高峰时段的行人量进行调查后，将上述街道划分为八个部分，并以交通流量最大为设计标准。然后，基于HCM2016，得到各部件的密度和服务水平(LOS)。结果表明，第4部分的LOS E密度为11<11,52<18，第6部分的LOS E密度为11<12,06<18，第7部分的交通量最高，约为2500人，LOS E优先增加LOS。利用Pathfinder软件对各部位的数据进行研究，并与手工获取的数据进行比较。因此，实施道路节食理论，每段增加人行道宽度约3至5英尺，可改善LOS。

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