Deviation of Pedestrian Path due to the Presence of Building Entrances

Commercial areas, especially urban ones with numerous buildings, are becoming increasingly prone to congestion because of their popularity. Visual inspections show that interactions between pedestrians and building entrances affect the distribution of pedestrian trajectories, which influences the ut...

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Main Authors: Shi Sun, Cheng Sun, Dorine C. Duives, Serge P. Hoogendoorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Transportation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5594738
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author Shi Sun
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Dorine C. Duives
Serge P. Hoogendoorn
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description Commercial areas, especially urban ones with numerous buildings, are becoming increasingly prone to congestion because of their popularity. Visual inspections show that interactions between pedestrians and building entrances affect the distribution of pedestrian trajectories, which influences the utility of pedestrian spaces and the design of urban shopping areas. Herein, we analyse the dynamics of pedestrian deviations around building entrances. We used a video recorded using an unmanned aerial vehicle to determine pedestrian trajectories in a Chinese commercial walking space. First, the candidate variables affecting deviation behaviours were determined via correlation testing. Second, two regression models were developed by considering the deviation behaviours of pedestrians walking past a building entrance. The models suggest that the starting position of a pedestrian’s deviation, the total pedestrian flow at the building entrance, the density in an area in the vicinity of the entrance, and the number of interacting pedestrians impact the total distance traversed during path deviation.
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spelling doaj-art-e0b590a7e48c46c1bb16aa7593d9bf262025-08-20T03:25:59ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55947385594738Deviation of Pedestrian Path due to the Presence of Building EntrancesShi Sun0Cheng Sun1Dorine C. Duives2Serge P. Hoogendoorn3School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, ChinaSchool of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, ChinaDepartment of Transport & Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, CN Delft 2628, NetherlandsDepartment of Transport & Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, CN Delft 2628, NetherlandsCommercial areas, especially urban ones with numerous buildings, are becoming increasingly prone to congestion because of their popularity. Visual inspections show that interactions between pedestrians and building entrances affect the distribution of pedestrian trajectories, which influences the utility of pedestrian spaces and the design of urban shopping areas. Herein, we analyse the dynamics of pedestrian deviations around building entrances. We used a video recorded using an unmanned aerial vehicle to determine pedestrian trajectories in a Chinese commercial walking space. First, the candidate variables affecting deviation behaviours were determined via correlation testing. Second, two regression models were developed by considering the deviation behaviours of pedestrians walking past a building entrance. The models suggest that the starting position of a pedestrian’s deviation, the total pedestrian flow at the building entrance, the density in an area in the vicinity of the entrance, and the number of interacting pedestrians impact the total distance traversed during path deviation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5594738
spellingShingle Shi Sun
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Deviation of Pedestrian Path due to the Presence of Building Entrances
Journal of Advanced Transportation
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