PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT AT THE SKI JUMP, 1980 WINTER OLYMPICS

This paper describes and evaluates options for the movement of pedestrians between bus staging areas and the Intervale Ski Jump site at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. These options are analyzed in terms of impact on environment, spectator walking under winter conditions, traffic flow and accidents, cost, maintenance, and post-Olympic implementation considerations. A comparative analysis is made of these impacts on each of 5 options for pedestrian flow. Results show that either a pedestrian bridge or signal across Route 73 appear superior, because they minimize pedestrian/vehicle conflicts, separate spectators from VIP's and officials, and consolidate bus staging activities in a single adequately--size location. Options which assume joint use of Route 73 as a pedestrian pathway should be avoided because of the crucial requirement for maximum road capacity to handle bus circulation. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  Planning Division, State Campus, Building 4
  Albany, NY  United States  12232
• Authors:
  • Wolf, P L
  • Hartgen, D T
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Bus transportation; Costs; Environmental impacts; Maintenance; Olympic games; Pedestrians; Recreational facilities; Traffic flow
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis
• Subject Areas: Environment; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179036
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Res Rpt. 117
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 29 1978 12:00AM