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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Pedestrian Activity"”.
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Accounting for midblock pedestrian activity in the HCM 2010 urban street segment analysis
… Friction traffic conditions include midblock pedestrian activity, on-street parking activity, and medium to high truck volume. Furthermore, one key limitation of the methodology for evaluating automobile performance on urban street segment is that it does not account for the delay incurred by …
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Relationship of human intrusion on avian body mass: Do recreationists hinder birds’ abilities to acquire fat during migration?
… quality that is often overlooked is the level of pedestrian activity, which birds interpret as potential predators. If intrusion levels are high, birds will flush readily and may not adequately restore energy reserves, which hinders successful migration. I compared body mass index between birds at …
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The Portals: a master plan proposal
… or boundaries of the site to try to increase pedestrian activity through the site and allow new access to the waterfront. The project is a microcosm of the city in the sense that it provides a place to live, work, and play. Incorporating these elements into the program assures a rich variety …
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To and fro : digital data-driven analyses of pedestrian mobility in urban spaces
… attributes can influence the behavior of pedestrians is of concern for public health officials, transportation engineers, and urban planners. To what degree, if any, do these various environmental characteristics influence how much and for how long people walk? To answer these questions, …
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MIT i² : idea incubator
… along the Harvard Bridge, the point of greatest pedestrian activity compared to the other parts of the waterfront. This project ultimately changes the Charles River from a barrier to a new urban destination where various social and intellectual activities can occur. Two radical interventions …
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Lawn chairs in Times Square : an analysis of the Pilot Streets Program and the provisional project approach for New York City's Green Light in Midtown project
… moved more quickly, injuries to motorists and pedestrians declined, and pedestrian activity increased, while more qualitative assessments were difficult to achieve. This innovative project approach shows signs of success in making large-scale policies and programs tangible to residents, …
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The vertical form of public ground : the typological reimagination of a skyscraper through the reinterpretation of relationship between the architecture and urbanism of Manhattan
… the cultural contexts of Manhattan. These Days, pedestrian plazas, transportation infrastructure, and zoning resolution have given individuality to each part of the grid which used to be seemingly identical with little public provision. Especially, Mid-Manhattan shows this tendency clearly. …
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Inventory of Aging-Friendly Pedestrian Environment
… a dominant position. While public space, pedestrian activities and urban space as a gathering place for urban residents have been placed in a very minor position. As motorization in contemporary cities develops, the overall pedestrian environment of cities is deteriorating, and the street …
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Park : reassessing patterns of life in small urban communities : designing the interface between living, working and playing
… are often physically removed from the center of activity rendering them underutilized or they inadvertently occupy precious real estate, obliterating the continuity of the street and pedestrian activity necessary for healthy businesses. Many communities attempt to solve their needs for parking in …
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Toward improved transit station access in pedestrian-unfriendly environments
… stations in these compromised locations, while pedestrian access has often been neglected. This research examines the untapped potential of increased ridership and expanded ridership markets that can be realized through improved pedestrian access to transit stations. It finds that wider benefits …
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The Safer [D]urban Core: An exploration of urban safety and the use of situational crime prevention in the inner-city of Durban, South Africa
… precinct, an area notorious for criminal activity. Such detailed explorations of the built fabric are not possible at the scale of the city, but have an impact on smaller urban acupuncture proposals on a street segment scale. A number of routes that run through the precinct are then …
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Modelling freeway pedestrian crossing behaviour in Cape Town
… Cape Town has recorded an alarming increase in pedestrian activity on its freeways in recent years, with a similar trend in (fatal) freeway pedestrian crashes. Both South African and international studies have demonstrated the relevant factors that account for the choices of pedestrians to cross …
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Perceptions and Evaluation of an Urban Environment for Pedestrian Friendliness: A Case Study
… started to develop and refocus plans toward pedestrian-oriented policies approaches, results from this particular study determined that the quality of pedestrian environments cannot solely be determined by using available assessment tools and recommend additional analytical methods used in …