ANALYSIS OF PEDESTRIAN LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR CROSSWALK AT INTERSECTIONS FOR URBAN CONDITION

Abstract

It is necessary to objectively quantify how well roadways accommodate pedestrian travel. Estimation of pedestrian level of service (LOS) is the most common approach to assess quality of operations of pedestrian facilities. Intersections, by their very nature, are locations where there is considerable potential for conflict between different traffic streams and different users. At busy intersections motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians often have to deal with complex situations and be aware of the position, movement and intent of other users. Mixed traffic of motor vehicles and pedestrians are common in urban intersections. The demand for the improvement of pedestrian facilities is raised due to the reasons such as difficulties in crossing heavily trafficked intersections, turning vehicles across their paths during the green signal, conflicts among pedestrians and cyclists, physical barriers, low visibility, improper design of handicapped accessible ramps and so on. A method is needed to assess the degree of difficulty a user will experience crossing an intersection. A field survey will be conducted to collect geometric, operational and traffic characteristics of crosswalks. A number of primary independent variables influencing pedestrian LOS should be identified and tested in the stepwise regression analysis Development of pedestrian LOS measure for intersection are intended to indicate the level of difficulty in crossing intersections. This study explains a method for the estimation of pedestrian LOS at intersections and also identifies the factors affecting pedestrian level-of service LOS at intersections.