Pedestrian facilities have been regarded in urban street design as “leftover spaces” for years, but, currently, there is a growing interest walking and improving the quality of environments. Designing pedestrian presents challenge simultaneously accommodating (1) pedestrians who want to move safely comfortably from point A B (movement function); well (2) users wish rest, communicate, shop, eat,...

We canvas issues in using neural imaging via EEG to map human responses to spaces. We describe the technology, some experiments by others relevant to architecture, and two of our own studies. One involves testing EEG as a supplement to user preference studies of urban typologies. The second involves recording the movement and affective (emotional) states of a pedestrian while moving through ope...

We introduce a modeling approach for pedestrian speed-density relationship. It is motivated by a high scatter in real data that precludes the use of traditional equilibrium relationships. To characterize the observed pattern we relax the homogeneity assumption of equilibrium relations and propose a multi-class model. In addition to the general modeling framework, we also present some concrete m...

The understanding of crowd behaviour in semi-confined spaces is an important part of the design of new pedestrian facilities, for major layout modifications to existing areas and for the daily management of sites subject to crowd traffic. Conventional manual measurement techniques are not suitable for comprehensive data collection of patterns of site occupation and movement. Real-time monitorin...

Recent years have seen a great deal of progress in the research and development of ubiquitous systems that provide pedestrians with various types of information and support to ensure safety and security in movement [1]. This paper reports on the results of research on a Geographic Information System (GIS) to assist all pedestrians — including the disabled and elderly — in moving about, through ...

When walking in open space, collision avoidance with other pedestrians is a process that successfully takes place many times. To pass another pedestrian (an interferer) walking direction, walking speed or both can be adjusted. Currently, the literature is not yet conclusive of how humans adjust these two parameters in the presence of an interferer. This impedes the development of models predict...

The analysis of evacuation processes onboard passenger ships has attracted increasing interest over the last years. Cellular automaton models, widely used for traffic simulations, provide a natural approach towards pedestrian dynamics. Two major difficulties are intrinsical to the problem: two-dimensional movement of pedestrians and the complexity of psychological and social influences. An impr...

Abstract This paper investigates the impact of street pattern, metro stations, and density urban functions on pedestrian distribution in Tianjin, China. Thirteen neighborhoods are selected from city center suburbs. Pedestrian vehicle volumes observed through detailed gate count 703 segments these neighborhoods. Regression models constructed to analyze points interest (POIs), accessibility each ...