HUMAN ORIENTATION IN TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS

A method for measuring human orientation in transportation terminals has been developed. Visibility can be measured by the existence or nonexistence of sight lines. These sight lines form the arcs in a graph where the facilities form the nodes. By measuring the connectivity of such graphs, indices for visibility can be determined. Sight line analysis is a simple technique that can be applied to existing terminal layouts and signage systems or to future floor plans of new or expanding terminals. The method will determine the visibility of the terminal as a whole or of any of its subsystems and components. Changes in layout or signage can now be evaluated in terms of visibility and thus human orientation. The methodology was applied to eight air terminals, one rail terminal, and one bus terminal. The floor plan and signage system of one air terminal was improved to demonstrate how these changes can be measured by changes in the visibility indices.

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• Authors:
  • Braaksma, J P
  • Cook, W J
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 189-203
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 106
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airport terminals; Airports; Bus terminals; Freight terminals; Human factors engineering; Intermodal terminals; Mathematical models; Measurement; Passenger terminals; Passenger transportation; Railroad stations; Railroad terminals; Traffic control devices; Transportation planning; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger stations; Terminal facilities
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00312131
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1980 12:00AM