Pedestrian Mid-block Crossing Difficulty

Details

• Creators:
  Chu, Xuehao ; Baltes, Michael R.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of South Florida. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; Florida. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Crosswalks Level Of Service Measures Of Effectiveness Midblock Crossings Pedestrian Areas Public Transit Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  NCTR-392-09
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Transit Research (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  This report documents a research project that developed a model of mid-block crossing difficulty as perceived by pedestrians. Four aspects of the research are reported: research design issues, selection of potential determinants, data collection, and statistical analysis. This model was done through a statistical calibration and validation process involving collecting actual site characteristics and stated levels of crossing difficulty by a sample of persons at a sample of sites from Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties in Florida. For traffic operations applications, this model may be used as a screening tool to determine whether pedestrian mid- block crossing facilities, such as crosswalks or pedestrian signals, may be needed at particular locations. For planning purposes, this model has a number of applications: 1) It can be used as a measure of effectiveness for determining pedestrian level of service for mid-block crossing; 2) It could potentially be combined with those for pedestrian level of service for walking along a roadway segment and for crossing at intersections to determine the overall pedestrian level of service for an entire roadway segment; and 3) This overall level of service at the segment-level could then be used as a direct input into transit level of service methodologies that take into account pedestrian street-crossing difficulty.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRS98-G-0032
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:69ec75d0a9d4947ba9a11f3159aea29cba11bfc29e5065dd41dd0b62c4513674
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60883/dot_60883_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.62 MB ]