managing travel for planned special events - FHWA Operations ...

trols for pedestrian protection andcrowd control.Pedestrian RoutingTwo strategies for managing pedestrian flowon walkways during planned special eventsinclude:6Figure 6-20Pedestrian Crossing Barrier• Use of bicycle, equestrian, or all-terrainvehicle patrols allow officers to convenientlyaccess and travel on streets, pedestrianaccess routes, and parking areas.• A traffic operations agency can assistlaw enforcement in maintaining orderlypedestrian flow through the site area byusing CCTV to monitor pedestriantravel and operations at critical crossingpoints. Shown in Figure 6-21, stakeholdersmanaging travel for majorevents at the Daytona InternationalSpeedway successfully used portableCCTV cameras to monitor the pedestrianegress flow rate from the venue inaddition to operations at several nearbystreet crossings.• Locating access route termini.• Providing additional, temporary pedestrianwalkway capacity.Key design aspects to consider include:• The event planning team and parkingarea operators should avoid having a pedestrianaccess route and parking areaaccess point intersect.• Vehicle turning movements in and out ofaccess driveways impact pedestriansafety and flow, and the implementationof special traffic control measures reducesvehicle arrival rate to parking areasand may create congestion on parkingarea access roads. Instead, stakeholdersshould provide an uninterruptedpedestrian walkway, connecting a pedestrianaccess route to parking areas, andstation volunteers inside parking areas toprevent pedestrian/vehicular conflicts.• To effect pedestrian dispersion in theimmediate area of the venue, locate temporarytransit stations a sufficient distanceaway from venues while still affordingevent patrons a convenient walkingdistance. As a result, potential stationovercrowding during event egressdoes not impede pedestrians from accessingroutes leading to other modetransfer points. This tactic also benefitstransit users as traffic management teampersonnel can better manage stationqueues by cordoning loading/unloadingareas and closing street curb lanes tofurnish additional queuing area notavailable adjacent to the venue.EVENT PROFILE POST-EVENT ACTIVITIES DAY-OF-EVENT ACTIVITIES ADVANCE PLANNINGOVERVIEWFigure 6-21Pedestrian Traffic Monitoring Via CCTVObtaining additional pedestrian walkwaycapacity involves increasing walkway width.6-29