Dynamic Simulation Assignment Model for Pedestrian Movements in Crowded Networks

Ahmed F. Abdelghany; Khaled F. Abdelghany; Hani S. Mahmassani; Abdulrahem Al-Zahrani

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Dynamic Simulation Assignment Model for Pedestrian Movements in Crowded Networks

Ahmed F. Abdelghany, Khaled F. Abdelghany, Hani S. Mahmassani, Abdulrahem Al-Zahrani

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The planning of crowded pedestrian facilities involves providing adequate capacity for all walkways, as well as designing effective schemes for crowd management. PEDSTREAM is a mesoscopic simulation-based dynamic trip assignment model for large-scale pedestrian networks. The model can represent temporospatial distribution of pedestrians and associated service levels over the network and can predict pedestrian responses to changes in design, operational conditions, and crowd management strategies. The model was used to develop a simulation platform for the Al-Mashaa’er corridor in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, which served about 3 million pilgrims in a peak period that lasted several hours. Use of the platform is illustrated for the evaluation of design alternatives under future pedestrian demand levels and proposed crowd management strategies.

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Original language	American English
Journal	Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3141/2316-11
State	Published - Jan 1 2012

Keywords

Crowds
Dynamic traffic assignment
Mesoscopic traffic flow
Networks
Pedestrian movement
Pedestrian traffic
Traffic simulation
Travel demand
Crowd control

Disciplines

Tourism and Travel
Transportation Engineering
Urban, Community and Regional Planning
Urban Studies and Planning

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Dynamic Simulation Assignment Model for Pedestrian Movements in Crowded Networks

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