Pedestrians play a vital role in enhancing safety, health, accessibility, and the liveliness of urban areas, simultaneously diminishing environmental impact and boosting economic growth. Emphasizing pedestrian-friendly infrastructure is key to elevating the overall well-being of communities and nurturing sustainable, inclusive city environments. The objective of this paper is to assess the pedestrian level of service (PLOS) for the intersection link and segment using the methodology outlined in the US Highway Capacity Manual 2016 (HCM 2016) and examine its applicability in India. The PLOS calculated by the IRC 103 and Indo-HCM for sidewalk and crosswalk are also calculated for comparison. To achieve this goal, a site located in Nagpur, Maharashtra, has been chosen as the study location. Considering that other methodologies typically focus on calculating the PLOS for individual components such as sidewalk crosswalks, the US Highway Capacity Manual (US-HCM) provides a comprehensive methodology for evaluating the entire facility, encompassing intersection links and segments. The findings of the study shed light relevance and applicability of US-HCM’s PLOS methodology in the case study area. Further, the findings also highlight the limitations and discuss a way forward for a holistic improvement in the Indian PLOS methodologies for wider acceptability and application.

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Assessing Applicability of US-HCM Pedestrian Level of Service Methodology in Indian Cities

  • Rakesh Khatri,
  • Udit Jain

摘要

Pedestrians play a vital role in enhancing safety, health, accessibility, and the liveliness of urban areas, simultaneously diminishing environmental impact and boosting economic growth. Emphasizing pedestrian-friendly infrastructure is key to elevating the overall well-being of communities and nurturing sustainable, inclusive city environments. The objective of this paper is to assess the pedestrian level of service (PLOS) for the intersection link and segment using the methodology outlined in the US Highway Capacity Manual 2016 (HCM 2016) and examine its applicability in India. The PLOS calculated by the IRC 103 and Indo-HCM for sidewalk and crosswalk are also calculated for comparison. To achieve this goal, a site located in Nagpur, Maharashtra, has been chosen as the study location. Considering that other methodologies typically focus on calculating the PLOS for individual components such as sidewalk crosswalks, the US Highway Capacity Manual (US-HCM) provides a comprehensive methodology for evaluating the entire facility, encompassing intersection links and segments. The findings of the study shed light relevance and applicability of US-HCM’s PLOS methodology in the case study area. Further, the findings also highlight the limitations and discuss a way forward for a holistic improvement in the Indian PLOS methodologies for wider acceptability and application.