A STUDY OF THE MODIFICATIONS OF PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOUR IN THE TOWN CENTRE OF GRONINGEN

ONDERZOEK NAAR VERANDERINGEN IN VOETGANGERS GEDRAG IN DE BINNENSTAD VAN GRONINGEN

In the town centre of Groningen a traffic management scheme was introduced in 1977 with the purpose of eliminating through traffic of private cars. By this means the town centre was expected to become a better environment for the visitors. Traffic counts clearly show that the number of pedestrians has increased in the area. The origin of the visitors did not change much, only the transport mode. Before, 66% of the visitors from the regions outside the city came by car. After the introduction, 50%. The walking distance from the parking places to the destination in the town centre has increased. Most visitors come for shopping in the town centre. The quality of the shops is important. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Gemeente Amsterdam

  197 Oudezijda Voorburgwal
  Amsterdam,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Hurenkamp, H G
• Publication Date: 1980

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 40 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Automobiles; Before and after studies; Behavior; Central business districts; Highway traffic control; Origin and destination; Pedestrian flow; Pedestrians; Population; Shopping centers; Sociology; Traffic counting; Traffic restraint
• Uncontrolled Terms: Increase; Modifications
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 9001: Behaviour; 1243: Car; 9048: Modification; 8078: Netherlands; 687: Origin destination traffic; 1733: Pedestrian; 335: Population; 320: Shopping centre; 2253: Sociology; 311: Town centre; 633: Traffic restraint
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379223
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM