title: Modelling pedestrian travel time and the design of facilities: a queuing approach.
abstract: Pedestrian movements are the consequence of several complex and stochastic facts. The modelling of pedestrian movements and the ability to predict the travel time are useful for evaluating the performance of a pedestrian facility. However, only a few studies can be found that incorporate the design of the facility, local pedestrian body dimensions, the delay experienced by the pedestrians, and level of service to the pedestrian movements. In this paper, a queuing based analytical model is developed as a function of relevant determinants and functional factors to predict the travel time on pedestrian facilities. The model can be used to assess the overall serving rate or performance of a facility layout and correlate it to the level of service that is possible to provide the pedestrians. It has also the ability to provide a clear suggestion on the designing and sizing of pedestrian facilities. The model is empirically validated and is found to be a robust tool to understand how well a particular walking facility makes possible comfort and convenient pedestrian movements. The sensitivity analysis is also performed to see the impact of some crucial parameters of the developed model on the performance of pedestrian facilities.
authors.affiliation: Mathematics Section, School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. khalid_sust@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Khalidur
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Noraida Abdul
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ghani
authors.forename: Anton Abdulbasah
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kamil
authors.forename: Adli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: Md Ahmed
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kabir Chowdhury
mesh_terms: D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014195:Travel; D016138:Walking