Measuring Effectiveness of Pedestrian Facilities Using a Pedestrian Simulation Model

  • Authors:

  • Seunjae Lee;Seunjun Lee;Shinhae Lee

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Transportation Engineering, University of Seoul,;Department of Transportation Engineering, University of Seoul,;Department of Transportation, Seoul Development Institute, Seoul, Korea 137-071

  • Venue:
  • ICCSA '09 Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications: Part I
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Transport planners are increasingly focusing on pedestrian facilities in order to enhance public transportation usage and thereby develop sustainable transport systems. Despite becoming a key policy requirement, no tool is yet available to measure the effectiveness of pedestrian facilities, particularly in terms of their interaction with pedestrian movements. In this study, we have developed a pedestrian simulation model based on cellular automata (CA) techniques. This model has sufficient flexibility to measure the effectiveness of pedestrian facilities in terms of a level of service index based on their interaction with pedestrian movements. We investigated the model's ability to evaluate the effectiveness of different types of fence in a subway station, with the goal of reducing conflicting pedestrian movements in some highly congested areas.