Abstract
In order to overcome the subjectivity of existing pedestrian route choice models, an alternative choice model is presented based on the utility equation. It is composed of several indirectly objective characteristic variables, including the height, length, and width of interlayer facilities; speed of automated facilities; and carry-on luggage. Considering the scene that pedestrians choose between the stairs or escalators, an extended binary logit model is developed. Calibration and validation of the model are accomplished by using the data collected in four typical passenger transfer stations in Beijing, China. The results show that the proposed model has an average accuracy of 86.56% in bidirection for predicting pedestrians’ behavior. An interesting phenomenon can be found that the length of facility has poorer impact than height on pedestrians’ route choice behavior. Some quantitative and irradiative conclusions have been illustrated on the relationship between the selection probability and the variables, which is expected to be valuable for extracting the implicit theoretical mechanism of passenger choice behavior.
Highlights
Integrated development of the modern passenger transfer hubs realizes the combination of intercity and in city transportation within or in the same space layout
This study developed a binary logit model with an alternative utility function to predict pedestrian’s choice behavior between stair and escalator in public transfer stations
Different from the other models, the generalized extreme value indicated by subjective perception of time consumption of passenger uses level bridging facilities that have been divided into two parts
Summary
Integrated development of the modern passenger transfer hubs realizes the combination of intercity and in city transportation within or in the same space layout. Olander and Eves [16] and Lewis and Eves [17] analyzed the influence of choice-onpoint prompt on enhancing the use of stairs by pedestrians, from the perspective of human health These studies have focused on the relationship between passenger flow and interlayer facilities to reveal the theoretical mechanism of passenger choice behavior, ignoring the effect of interlayer facilities physical properties on passengers. As for the models, discrete utility theory has been extensively used on these issues, whether in horizontal or vertical direction The difference between these models is the selection of influencing factors on calculation utility function, such as the generalized consumption [3], shortest walking distance [10], and generalization of time [11]. Theoretical characteristics were illustrated which extracted from further analysis of the model and came to some meaningful conclusions
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