TY - BOOK AU - Sangeeth, K. AU - Lokre, Abhijit (Guide) TI - Evaluation of LOS for pedestrian facilities (Also available on CD) U1 - P TH-1604 PY - 2013/// N1 - Table of Content 1 Introduction 13 1.1 Introduction 13 1.2 Background 13 1.3 Scope and need of study 14 1.4 Aim 14 1.5 Objective 15 1.6 Hypothesis 15 1.7 Limitations 15 1.8 Outcome 15 1.9 Report overview 16 1.10 Methodology (flow chart of study) 17 2 Literature review 18 2.1 Walkability 18 2.2 Level of service (LOS) 18 2.3 Standards value of Level of service (LOS) 19 3 Case Study review 21 3.1 New York City Pedestrian Level of Service Study (phase-1) 21 3.1.1 Aim 21 3.1.2 Objective 21 3.1.3 Methodology 21 3.1.4 Objectives in details 22 3.1.5 Learning 25 3.2 Walkability surveys in Asian cities (CAI) 26 3.2.1 Aim 26 3.2.2 Objective 27 3.2.3 Methodology 27 3.2.4 Objectives in details 28 3.2.5 Learning 32 4 Methodology Data collection 33 4.1 Aims and objectives 33 4.2 Data collection methodology 34 4.3 Field survey methodology 34 4.3.1 Surveys to be done 34 4.3.2 Sample size taken for survey 35 4.3.3 Survey process 35 4.3.4 Data entry 36 5 Data collection and analysis 37 5.1 City profile 37 5.2 Corridor selection 38 5.3 Pedestrian count 44 5.4 Effective width of corridor 45 5.5 LOS of corridor based on flow rate and V/C ratio 51 5.6 LOS of corridor based on speed 56 5.7 Walkability rating of corridor 60 5.8 Conclusion of site study analysis 62 6 Recommendation and conclusion 63 6.1 Reason for new proposal 63 6.2 Methodology for the LOS determination 63 6.3 Speed parameter 64 6.4 Walkability parameter 67 6.5 LOS determination 67 6.6 Conclusion 68 7 References 69 8 Annexure 71 8.1 Speed survey format 71 8.2 Road inventory format 72 8.3 Walkability survey format 73 8.4 Speed survey data 74 8.5 Road inventory survey data 93 ER -