Design and Performance Analysis of Pedestrian Crossing Facilities for Continuous Flow Intersections

Although concepts of the continuous flow intersection (CFI) have been around for approximately four decades, minimal or no literature describing studies that have analyzed pedestrian traffic performance at these intersections is available. Several studies have reported on the qualitative and quantitative benefits for the vehicular traffic performance of CFIs in comparison with the benefits for the vehicular traffic performance of conventional intersections but have provided minimal or no discussion about pedestrian traffic performance. As a novel intersection design, many important considerations are required to design pedestrian accesses and crossings at CFIs without compromising pedestrian safety and vehicular traffic performance. In this paper, the design methodologies for providing pedestrian access and related pedestrian signal timings are discussed. Modeling was conducted on three typical geometries for CFIs with base signal timings optimized for vehicular traffic performance. The results indicate an acceptable pedestrian level of service of B or C on the basis of the average delay per stop experienced by any pedestrian for pedestrian crossings at the typical CFI geometries modeled. All pedestrians served at the CFIs are accommodated within two cycles for a typical signal cycle length ranging from 60 to 100 s.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.3141/1939-16
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  • http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Design+and+Performance+Analysis+of+Pedestrian+Crossing+Facilities+for+Continuous+Flow+Intersections&author=R.+Jagannathan&author=J.+Bared&publication_year=2005
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• Authors:
  • Jagannathan, Ramanujan
  • Bared, Joe G
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 133-144
• Monograph Title: Bicycles and Pedestrians; Developing Countries 2005
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 1939
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Crosswalks; Geometric design; Level of service; Pedestrian actuated controllers; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian traffic; Performance; Traffic signal timing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Continuous flow intersections; Pedestrian delay
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01023741
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309094135
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: May 3 2006 11:54AM