Pedestrian and Vehicle Flow Calibration in Multimodal Traffic Microsimulation
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 6
Abstract
This paper provides a method for including pedestrians in a vehicle microsimulation model, specifically the VISSIM model. VISSIM provides a default mechanism for simulating pedestrian movements; however, this does not adequately replicate pedestrian behavior. We instead define pedestrians as vehicles and calibrate various parameters within VISSIM so that pedestrian behavior is calibrated with pedestrian speed-flow models. We validate and refine these parameters using a real traffic network with high levels of pedestrian traffic crossing at signalized junctions. This work demonstrates the feasibility of modeling vehicle-pedestrian interactions in a realistic manner and provides analysts with a tool for evaluating policies that affect both vehicle and pedestrian flows.
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Acknowledgments
The writers acknowledge support from the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund, for which they are grateful.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 6 • June 2009
Pages: 338 - 348
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© 2009 ASCE.
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Received: Jan 17, 2007
Accepted: Jan 21, 2009
Published online: May 15, 2009
Published in print: Jun 2009
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