PEDESTRIAN SPEED-FLOW RELATIONSHIP FOR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AREAS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Pedestrian speed-flow relationships for central business district (CBD) areas in developing countries were developed. Data were collected from Irbid, Jordan, which is considered a city typical of those in developing countries. In the analysis, pedestrian flows were analyzed on the basis of effective sidewalk width rather than the lane concept. Results indicate that the capacity of bidirectional CBD sidewalks was 18.22 pedestrians/min/ft (3,590 pedestrians/hr/m). On the basis of this result, the capacity value specified in the 1985 Highway Capacity Manual is not applicable to developing countries even if a reduction factor is applied to consider the bidirectional effect. In addition, the results indicate that a considerable percentage of pedestrians walk along streets beside sidewalks. Therefore, in the design of CBD sidewalks, it is recommended that the pedestrian demand to capacity ratio be limited to 0.5.

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• Authors:
  • Al-Masaeid, Hashem R
  • Al-Suleiman, Turki I
  • Nelson, Donna C
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 69-74
• Monograph Title: Nonmotorized transportation research and issues
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1396
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Demand; Developing countries; Flow speed relationships; Highway capacity; Pedestrian flow; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; Width
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity; Speed flow relationships
• Geographic Terms: Irbid (Jordan)
• Old TRIS Terms: Demand to capacity ratios
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00637908
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309054699
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 25 1993 12:00AM