PEDESTRIAN ROUTE CHOICE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Route choice of pedestrians has been studied much less than that of vehicle drivers or even cyclists; relatively little work has been undertaken on the investigation of factors that influence this. This paper addresses this issue by applying discrete choice modelling techniques to data from a household-based diary survey of daily walks in a UK urban area. The sample data provide detailed descriptions of the routes that were used, and a choice set of walking routes for each reported origin-destination pair was generated from descriptions of roads, footpaths, parks and other open areas recorded in digital map data using a geographical information system (GIS). Environmental characteristics for reported and generated walking routes were extracted from both the walk dataset and the GIS. Discrete choice modelling techniques that respect partial overlap of routes were then used to develop utility functions that represent the influence of these characteristics on the route choice of pedestrians. Consideration of the components of these utility functions will support the design of walking facilities in urban areas that are more attractive to pedestrians. For the covering abstract, see IRRD E101013.

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• Authors:
  • VERLANDER, N Q
  • Heydecker, B G
• Conference:
  • Transportation planning methods Volume 11. Proceedings of seminar F held at PTRC European Transport Forum, Brunel University, England, 1-5 September 1997. Volume P415
• Publication Date: 1997-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 39-49

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Geographic information systems; Households; Interviewing; Itinerary; Mathematical models; Methodology; Pedestrians; Planning; Transportation; Urban areas; Walking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selection
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8605: Geographical information system; 309: Household; 9147: Interview; 699: Itinerary; 6473: Mathematical model; 9102: Method; 1733: Pedestrian; 143: Planning; 9072: Selection; 1155: Transport; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765757
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-305-4
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 1 1999 12:00AM