Assessing Pedestrian Profile According to Age and Gender in Central Business District, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

Pedestrian activities usually influenced by the pedestrian perception on the quality of the built environment of a city. Challenges faced by local authorities in providing facilities that are suitable for each group of pedestrians due to lack of information on the pedestrian profiles pattern. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to assess on the pedestrian profile pattern in one of the Central business district within Kuala Lumpur City Center that are among the highest pedestrian volume and adequate pedestrian facilities. On-street questionnaire survey was conducted first in order to ensure that the existing pedestrian facilities of the selected area were between acceptable to good quality range. The parameters includes are overall travel experience, sidewalk condition, aesthetic and amenities, crossings, street furniture, personal safety and adjacent traffic. Then, Pedestrian classification counts were carried out on afternoon peak-hour for one whole week. From the result, similar pedestrian profile pattern were observed on Monday to Thursday and the number of trips made increased on weekends for both count location. The result also shows that female pedestrian, especially in the 18 to 34 age range made the highest number of trips. In overall, the female pedestrian used the existing pedestrian facilities more than male for every group profile except for elderly person with disabilities/with prams.