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Title: TIME-STAMPING: A NEW WAY TO SURVEY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IN AIRPORT TERMINALS
Accession Number: 00159712
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The author has developed a new method for collecting pedestrian traffic flow data in airport terminals. The method was developed for the Airport Facilities Branch of the Canada Ministry of Transport. the problem was to find a better way of conducting terminal surveys. Traditional interview surveys and time and motion studies yield only fragmented bits of information. A total systems approach was required. The method consists of handing a card to each person as he or she enters the terminal either at the gate or at the door. The person is asked to carry the card during his or her stay in the terminal. At various check points the card is time-stamped. When the person leaves the terminal, the card is collected. The result is a complete trace of his or her movements in the terminal. A pilot study to test this technique was conducted at the Winnipeg International Airport on August 1 and 2 1975. The survey was successful: 10-55 cards were carried successfully through the terminal for 2 days, 96 cards were discarded and recovered, and about 150 cards were unaccounted for, which is a 98 percent return. The result is a complete travel pattern for each person. The data are so comprehensive that they will yield volumes, flow rates, occupancies, queuing length, service times, delays, levels of service, velocities, densities, flow patterns, conflicts, processing line balance, space use, and total travel effort. /Author/
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Pedestrians. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01411445
Authors: Braaksma, John PPagination: pp 27-34
Publication Date: 1976
Serial: ISBN: 0309025540
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Aviation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM
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