Dynamic Guidance Strategy for Pedestrian Travel in Large-Scale Activity under Harsh Environment

Large-scale activities such as the Winter Olympics are usually held in areas with low temperature or other harsh environments, which greatly affects the spectating experience of pedestrians. In order to improve the travel efficiency and reduce the safety risk of pedestrians, an adaptive information-distribution strategy of VMS (variable message sign) for road networks is proposed to guide the pedestrians. In the proposed strategy, the dynamic feedback mechanism between the VMS information distribution and the state of crowded pedestrians is established, and the dynamic optimization model of the VMS information release layout is formulated. To evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy, a multiagent-based simulation method is proposed. Through numerical simulation, it is found that the guidance strategy can improve the movement efficiency by adjusting releasing duration of VMS information or improving the information obedience rate of pedestrians. In this paper, a large-scale competition area in the Xiaohaituo Mountain in Beijing was taken as an example to simulate the scenarios of ingress and egress with and without the strategy. The results show that the average walking time and the road congestion can be significantly reduced in the road network with the strategy, and the proportion of pedestrians with shorter travel time can be increased. Therefore, the research can provide theoretical foundation and data support for managers to guide passenger flows and improve the spectating experience.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8581215
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/5121625
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2022 Wenbo Huang et al.
• Authors:
  • Huang, Wenbo
  • Chen, Yanyan
  • Chai, Shushan
  • Bi, Huibo
• Publication Date: 2022-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: Article ID 8581215
• Serial:
  • Journal of Advanced Transportation
  • Volume: 2022
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0197-6729
  • EISSN: 2042-3195
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2042-3195
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pedestrian traffic; Travel time; Variable message signs; Weather conditions
• Geographic Terms: Beijing (China)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01847589
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 2022 9:15AM