TIME & CROSSWALK

by Anna Vladimirova, Yangyang Gan, Abi Hemya Jayasuriya Kaliamoorthy

Problem

uncomfortable crossings

unattractive routes
pure time (if there were no traffic)

crossing time
real time (crosswalk + street light)

Place/ different typology

Research

Goetheplatz
Sophienstiftplatz
Marienstrae

(line-crossing)
(complex crossing)
(T-crossing)

social groups
amount

vehicles/ hour
formal
pedestrians/hour
8:00 9:00
15:00-16:00

informal

Problem

uncomfortable crossings

unattractive routes
pure time (if there were no traffic)

crossing time
real time (crosswalk + street light)

Place/ different typology

Research

Goetheplatz
Sophienstiftplatz
Marienstrae

(line-crossing)
(complex crossing)
(T-crossing)

social groups
amount

vehicles/ hour
formal
pedestrians/hour
8:00 9:00
15:00-16:00

informal

space geometry

Analysis

Spatial behavior

urban elements

pedestrian flow analysis

pedestrian flow directions

pedestrians VS vehicles

Conclusion

comparative analysis

Research - Places

Research - Places

Goetheplatz
(Line crossing)

Sophienstiftplatz
(Complex crossing)

Marienstrae
(T-crossing)

Analysis

Space geometry analysis

Goethplatz

Iinear

Sophienstiftplatz

Centrical

Marienstrae

Iinear

Analysis

Goetheplatz

Urban Elements and Pedestrian Flow Directions

Analysis

Urban Elements and Pedestrian Flow Directions

Time Distance Relation - Goethplatz

Bus Stop (informal way)
8

6.94

7
Time (sec)

6
5

5.55
4.6

4
3
2
1
0

Goetheplatz -Bus Stop

Goetheplatz

Pure Time

Crosswalk
Time (sec)

8
7

08.00 - 09.00

15.00 - 16.00

(formal way)
7.12

6.89

08.00 - 09.00

15.00 - 16.00

6
5

4.2

4
3
2
1
0

Goetheplatz -Crossing

Pure Time

Analysis

Marienstrasse

Urban Elements and Pedestrian Flow Directions

Analysis

Urban Elements and Pedestrian Flow Directions

Time Distance Relation - Marienstrasse

T- Junction (formal way)

Time (sec)

7
6
5

6.35

6.17

08.00 - 09.00

15.00 - 16.00

4.8

4
3
2
1
0
Pure Time

Marienstrasse

Marienstrasse T Junction

Crossing

Time (sec)

7
6
5

(formal way)
6.32

4.8

5.4

4
3
2
1
0

Marienstrasse - Crossing

Pure Time

08.00 - 09.00

15.00 - 16.00

Analysis

Urban Elements and Pedestrian Flow Directions

Time Distance Relation -Sophienstiftplatz

Sophienstiftplatz

35

30

25

Time (sec)

20

15

10

0
Pure Time

08.00 - 09.00

15.00 - 16.00

Sophienstiftplatz

Marienstrasse

Goetheplatz

Comparative Analysis

The time difference taken makes the people

to detour

Goetheplatz

Marienstrasse

Sophienstiftplatz

Comparative Analysis

(formal way)

35

30

Bus Stop

(informal way)

Crosswalk

(formal way)

Crossing
T- Junction

The time
difference

(formal way)

25

20

(formal way)

10

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Pure Time

08.00 - 09.00

15.00 - 16.00

Time /sec

Time / sec

15

0
Pure Time

08.00 - 09.00

15.00 - 16.00

Pure Time

08.00 - 09.00

15.00 - 16.00

The time difference taken makes the people

to detour

Comparative Analysis

Substantiating References

Source : Computational Urban Analysis Prof. Martin

Source : Computational Urban Analysis- Fachriansyah, Munoz, Rojas

Conclusion

Pedestrian conditions on the Sophienstiftplatz are very uncomfortable.

It takes twice as much time as it could to cross it.

That makes the Sophienstiftplatz an unattractive part of a route.

Conclusion

Long waiting time on a crossing makes a route unattractive.

Proposed ideas

Existing Pedesstrian Flow

Design Ideas

Exissting Vechicular Flow showing node points

Overlap of Nodes

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