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Title: | Effect of sidewalk vendors on pedestrian movement characteristics: A microscopic simulation study of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Authors: | Hagos, Kibret Gebremedhin ADNAN, Muhammad YASAR, Ansar |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Source: | CITIES, 103 (Art N° 102769) | Abstract: | Street vending is an essential part of the urban informal economy in developing countries. Related to rapid urbanization and socio-economic challenges, studies have proposed comprehensive street design and management that accommodate sidewalk vendors efficiently. To this end, this paper evaluated the effect of three alternatives to integrate sidewalk vendors on average pedestrian density. A social-force based pedestrian micro-simulation model (PTV-Viswalk-11) was calibrated using a macroscopic approach. A calibrated model was then used to evaluate the effect of a kiosk, a sidewalk vendor in frontage, and a sidewalk vendor in furniture zones on pedestrian movement under different scenarios. Results indicated that the average pedestrian density varied with the location and width of the vending stall, width of the walkway, pedestrian flow and the presence of a customer interacting with a vendor. The paper concludes with recommendations for planners and local authorities. | Notes: | Hagos, KG (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Dept Transportat Sci, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.; Adnan, M (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Transportat Res Inst IMOB, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. kibretgmedhin@yahoo.com; muhammad.adnan@uhasselt.be; ansar.yasar@uhasselt.be |
Other: | Hagos, KG (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Dept Transportat Sci, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium ; Hasselt Univ, Transportat Res Inst IMOB, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium kibretgmedhin@yahoo.com; muhammad.adnan@uhasselt.be; ansar.yasar@uhasselt.be | Keywords: | Sidewalk vendor;Social-force model;Pedestrian density;Street design and management | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/31799 | ISSN: | 0264-2751 | e-ISSN: | 1873-6084 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.cities.2020.102769 | ISI #: | WOS:000541152300024 | Rights: | 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2021 |
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