The main aim of the design of products, facilities and services for walking and sojourning is to im- prove the quality of the pedestrian's environment, so that his or her needs for mobility, accessibility, safety and health are satisfied in the best way. The Design For All principle ...
Outdoor thermal comfort in urban spaces is known as an important contributor to pedestrians' health. The urban microclimate is also important more generally through its influence on urban air quality and the energy use of buildings. Thes... EC Thom - 《Weatherwise》 被引量: 1282发表: 1959年...
Shared surface streets do not have kerbs that differentiate the road from the pavement; they are used by pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles that are oblige... MA Matey 被引量: 0发表: 2015年 A Proposal of Indicators for Evaluation of the Urban Space for Pedestrians and Cyclists in Access to...
Space Syntax: An Innovative Pedestrian Volume Modeling Tool for Pedestrian Safety This paper describes an innovative pedestrian modeling technique known as Space Syntax, which was used to create estimates of pedestrian volumes for the ci... N Raford,DR Ragland - 《Transportation Research Record Journal...
Study of Obstacles and Restrictions of Pedestrians for Commuting on Foot in the City of Tehran: A Qualitative Study Backgrounds and Objectives: Today, providing a safe and secure environment for the passage of pedestrian is a special consideration in urban transport plan... T Yousefinezhadi,H So...
Period pictures usually show elegant people in fancy coachesor on horseback; in London's Regent's Park, thrown open in 1838, it was necessary to "be a man of fortune, and take exercise on horseback or in a carriage," and no provisions of any kind were made for pedestrians. Earlier, ...
For the analysis of pedestrian behavior, 15 streets around an urban railway station in Tokyo were surveyed, and several parameters were obtained, such as pedestrian paths around stationary obstacles; share of pedestrians using the sidewalk as a factor of street environment and traffic conditions; and...
Alarmingly, even the yellow stone guideways, embedded in the sidewalks for cane-using blind or eyesight-impaired pedestrians, are in some places broken, heaving or twisted. 大片受损路段得到修缮,手法与修建时相同。然而新修路面的质量问题尤甚,很快人行道上便一副破败景象,缺损的砖块比比皆是。镶嵌在人行...
The development of a sustainable urban mobility system starts with the organization of urban space [6]. Land-use planning ensures the proximity and compactness of locations, and diversifies functions, so as to cater to a variety of needs. The accessibility focus for sustainable mobility also ...
Los Angeles, Traffic and pedestrians on Hollywood Boulevard . Image © Sean Pavone via Shutterstock Los Angeles officials have voted on a motion to implement the first Park Block, a pilot project that creates a car-free grid of city streets to open up public space for pedestrians and cyclists...