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A Study on Pedestrian Flow Characteristics for Selected Walkways in Khulna Metropolitan Area , Bangladesh

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Shams-E-Rabbi, Sayed Hossain, Quazi Sazzad
Copyright Year	2018
Abstract	Walking infrastructures need to be properly assessed as walking is the most common mode of transportation and related to pedestrian flow, speed and density. This study dealt with the examination and investigation of the characteristics and services requirements of pedestrian facilities in Khulna Metropolitan city, Bangladesh. The pedestrian walking data were collected at five locations in Khulna are analyzed for pedestrians flow characteristics under mixed traffic conditions. The data are presented in the form of mathematical and graphical relationships between speed and volume, speed and density, flow and area module and flow and density. The results of the analysis are compared with those given in the literature. The analysis indicates that the pedestrian free flow speed is high on sidewalks (58.81m/min) and low on precincts (46.89m/min). The free-flow speed of pedestrians is observed to be 58.41m/min which is lower than that reported for western countries. The speed was found to be influenced by the age and gender. Male pedestrians move faster than female pedestrians. Pedestrians in the age group of 15-50 years had the highest speed, 59.72 m/min. The increase in width of the facility resulted in increased space available to a pedestrian, but reduced maximum flow rate and optimum density. Models on speed-density-flow relationships were calibrated and evaluated the maximum flow and the corresponding critical area occupancy was determined on walkways. Level of services (LOS) standards were proposed based on these analysis, which could be used as criteria in the planning of pedestrian walkways.
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Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.iccesd.com/proc_2018/Papers/r_p4809.pdf
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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