Studying the Pedestrian Level-of-Service (PLoS): Lessons regarding the combination of survey and monitoring data

Duives, D.C.; Ton, Danique

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.12.045

Studying the Pedestrian Level-of-Service (PLoS)

Title

Studying the Pedestrian Level-of-Service (PLoS): Lessons regarding the combination of survey and monitoring data

Author

Duives, D.C. (TU Delft Transport and Planning)
Ton, Danique (NS Stations)

Date

2024

Abstract

Crowding is often analyzed using crowd dynamics variables. Yet, it is questionable whether quantitative variables fully describe the perception of crowdedness. This paper presents four case studies into the Pedestrian Level-of-Service (PLoS), featuring a 1) mass event, 2) shopping environment, 3) festival, and 4) touristic hotspot. The relation between the PLoS and the crowds' movement dynamics is studied using a combination of survey and monitoring data. This study establishes that the perception of LoS is partly related to the crowds' dynamics, and that the combination of in-situ surveys and monitoring data provides more comprehensive insights w.r.t. pedestrians' perceptions of space.

Subject

Crowd dynamics
Crowd management
Crowd monitoring
Pedestrian Level-of-Service
Safety
Survey

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.12.045

ISSN

2352-1457

Source

Transportation Research Procedia, 76, 143-155

Event

12th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods, 2022-03-20 → 2022-03-25, Porto Novo Beach, Portugal