Title :
Characteristics analyses of pedestrian walking speed at transfer hubs
Author :
Decang Wu ; Yanyan Chen ; Guanghou Zhang
Author_Institution :
Beijing Key Lab. of Transp. Eng., Beijing Univ. of Technol., Beijing, China
Abstract :
The walking speed of pedestrians at a transfer hub is related to individual characteristics, facilities for pedestrians, and environmental conditions etc. Facilities include pavements, stairs and escalators. Individual characteristics involve gender, age, size of group pedestrian and purposes.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences; gender issues; transportation; pedestrian walking speed; transfer hubs; characteristic; influencing factors; pedestrian; speed; transfer hub;
Conference_Titel :
Transportation of China (AFTC 2010), 6th Advanced Forum on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2010.1112
