Managing Pedestrian and Car Interactions

This research will examine the pros and cons of increasing the number of crosswalks across streets without traffic signals. It will consider cases where pedestrians have priority, as in California, and also where cars have priority. The research will expect to show that in both cases increasing the number of crosswalks usually benefits pedestrians and enhances the flow of cars. The effects on pedestrian hours and distance traveled (PHT and PKT) and on traffic (VHT and VKT) will be quantified. Policy recommendations for different urban and suburban environments will also be provided. The research will then be extended to signalized streets with a focus on the operation of pedestrian signals for crosswalks serving transit passenger transfers. A strategy where pedestrians can request preemptive priority over traffic when a bus is offloading passengers will be considered, with due consideration of its effect on cars. This type of operation is expected to benefit transfers and incentivize the use of public transportation.

• Record URL:
  http://ucconnect.berkeley.edu/managing-pedestrian-and-car-interactions

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $118114
• Contract Numbers:

  2016 - TO 040 - 65A0529

• Sponsor Organizations:

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95843

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  University of California Center on Economic Competitiveness in Transportation (UCCONNECT)

  University of California, Berkeley
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1782
• Performing Organizations:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1720
• Principal Investigators:

  Daganzo, Carlos

• Start Date: 20160501
• Expected Completion Date: 20170430
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Highway design; Infrastructure; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian traffic; Signalized intersections; Traffic flow; Traffic signals
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01628704
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of California Center on Economic Competitiveness in Transportation (UCCONNECT)
• Contract Numbers: 2016 - TO 040 - 65A0529
• Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 8 2017 1:06PM