Advances in Understanding Pedestrian Dynamics for Urban Sustainability

步行是最基本、最古老的交通方式，在城市环境的可持续性中起着关键作用。然而，在我们对行人行走行为的各个方面的理解方面，无论是在个人层面还是在集体层面，都存在很大的研究差距。为了实现城市步行设施的可持续规划、设计和运营，需要解决这一差距。拟议的研究计划是一个独特的计划，通过开发自动化数据收集和分析方法，先进的建模方法和先进的模拟技术，以全面的方式解决这些问题。我们采取多学科和整体的观点来看待问题，并针对多方面的问题提出综合的解决方案。拟议的研究将导致开发可供市政当局、公共交通机构和机场的决策者和规划者使用的工具；提出政策建议，以提高服务水平，减少温室气体/噪音的影响，并提高行人设施的可持续性；应对与加拿大人口结构变化相关的挑战；培养高素质的科研人员和专业人才。据我们所知，该研究项目将是北美首个此类项目，全面解决与主要步行方式基础设施的规划、设计和运营相关的所有主要方面。

Walking is the most basic and ancient mode of transportation that plays a key role in the sustainability of an urban environment. However, there is a big research gap in our understanding of various aspects of pedestrian walking behaviour, both at individual- and collectively at flow-level. For the sustainable planning, design, and operations of urban pedestrian facilities this gap needs to be addressed. The proposed research programme is a unique programme that addresses these issues in a comprehensive manner by developing automated data collection and analysis methods, advanced modelling methodologies, and advanced simulation techniques. We take a multi-disciplinary and holistic view to the problem and propose integrated solutions to the multi-faceted problem. The proposed research will result in development of tools that can be used by the decision makers and planners in the municipalities, public transit agencies, and airports; suggest policies that can improve level of service, decrease GHG/noise exposure, and improve the sustainability of pedestrian facilities; address the challenges associated with changing demographics of Canada; and train high quality researchers and professionals. To our knowledge, this research programme will be the first of its kind in North America, which comprehensively addresses all the major dimensions associated with the planning, design, and operations of the infrastructure for the primary mode of walking.