Old Gold and Black Slalf lleport Six graduate students ·in the sciences will present their awardwinning abstracts in RoOm B, Wmston Hall at 2 p.m .. today. Sigma Xi, the honorary research society, and the Graduate Stu!lent Association (GSA) will co-sponsor the session. . . Seventeen graduate students in the,sci~~ces ~mp:et@.;~j~~.:.:..~~ ting their' abs.~ ~j~_,~ Sigma Xi andthe GSA., James ·New...

Many cities are developing multiuse urban greenway trails to be used for recreation, exercise, and transportation. Analysts need many kinds of data about these new trails, but especially trail traffic because of its implications for the efficient allocation of resources for trail management. This paper addresses this need by presenting new information about the use of trails. We adapt and test ...

A significant percentage of pedestrians walk in social groups (friends, families, or acquaintances who together). Although patterns generated by interactions among group members have been shown to affect crowd dynamics, studies on the effect at different crossing phases under low pedestrian density are limited. This study aims comprehensively examine influence size and sex composition pedestria...

Objectives: To determine gait characteristics of community-dwelling older adults at different speeds and during a crosswalk simulation. Methods: Twenty-two older adults completed walking trials at self-selected slow, usual, and fast paces, and at a crosswalk simulation, using the GAITRite walkway. These objective measures were complemented by self-report health and mobility questionnaires. Resu...