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原文传递 Analysis of Walking Speeds Involving Individuals with Disabilities in Different Indoor Walking Environments

题名：	Analysis of Walking Speeds Involving Individuals with Disabilities in Different Indoor Walking Environments
其他题名：	ADAAG(Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines).(2002)."ADA accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities."U.S.Dept.of Justice,Washington,DC.
正文语种：	英文
作者：	Mohammad Sadra Sharifi
关键词：	Pedestrian walking behavior;Walking speed;Individuals with disabilities;Walking environment;Built environment
摘要：	Walking facilities are important infrastructures in communities. These facilities should be designed to accommodate the needs of all types of pedestrians. Unfortunately, existing design guidelines fail to offer adequate consideration for individuals with disabilities owing to a lack of empirical data. To address this knowledge gap, a controlled large-scale research project was conducted at Utah State University (USU) to study the walking behavior of people with various types of disabilities in various indoor walking facilities. These facilities included a passageway, different types of angles (right and oblique), bottleneck, and stairwells. The purpose of this paper is twofold: to examine the impacts of individuals with disabilities on crowd walking speed, and to study the impacts of different indoor walking facilities on the movements of various pedestrian groups. Results show that the presence of individuals with disabilities in a crowd significantly reduces the overall crowd speed. Statistical analysis also reveals similarities and differences between the walking speeds of various pedestrian groups. A regression model is calibrated to predict the speed of various types of individuals with disabilities in different indoor walking facilities. The findings of this paper may help urban planners and walking facility designers consider the needs of people with disabilities.
出版年：	2016
论文唯一标识：	P-84Y2016V142N01012
英文栏目名称：	Technical Papers
doi：	10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000288
期刊名称：	Journal of Urban Planning and Development
拼音刊名(出版物代码)：	P-84
卷：	142
期：	01
页码：	114-123