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

Table 3-23Pedestrian Crossing TacticsTACTICAPPLICATIONTemporary pedestrian bridge • Provides uninterrupted flow.• Achieves total separation of pedestrians and vehicles.• Enhances pedestrian safety.Street closure • Provides uninterrupted flow.• Accommodates very heavy pedestrian volume.• Allows pedestrian dispersion.• Requires officer control.Mid-block street crossing • Provides interrupted flow.• Avoids pedestrian conflict with turning vehicles.• Requires officer control.Staffed crossings • Provides interrupted flow.• Accommodates light pedestrian volume.reduce the likelihood of vehicle-pedestriancollisions, but accident severity as well.The pedestrian access plan must accommodatedisabled event patrons arriving via alltravel modes serving a planned specialevent. This involves examining all routesthat a disabled event patron may traverseand, in turn, ensuring the patron has an unimpededpath from mode transfer point tovenue seat. Accessible pedestrian routesmust: (1) maintain a minimum path width,(2) include curb cuts and temporary rampsfor negotiating grade separations, and (3)conform to local Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA) regulations. If a particularroute (e.g., from express/charter bus stationor transit station) does not meet accessibilityrequirements, then accessible shuttles mustoperate between affected mode transferpoints and accessible pick-up/drop-off areas.A shuttle bus service should be operatedcontinuously within the venue site area duringevent ingress and egress, with the serviceschedule revolving around event patronarrivals and departures. Common shuttleservice to/from a planned special eventvenue include: (1) satellite parking area service,(2) transit station service, and (3) employeeparking area service. A particularplanned special event may involve multipleprivate and public (e.g., transit agency) shuttleservice operators, all of whom must coordinatewith the event planning team onservice details and station locations. Successfulshuttle bus services positively influencethe travel mode or destination (e.g.,off-site) choice made by persons traveling toand from a planned special event.The end result in shuttle bus service designinvolves determining the required number ofbuses to meet expected ridership levels.Based on event category and associated operationscharacteristics, the number of shuttlebuses needed during event ingress andegress may vary.A temporary shuttle bus station will exist atboth a mode transfer point and at the eventvenue. Station design and operations shouldfacilitate the rapid loading and unloading ofshuttle passengers without impacting adjacenttraffic operations and pedestrianmovement. Because of the high concentrationof pedestrian traffic at the event venueduring ingress and egress, venue station designis critical. On-site shuttle bus stationsshould: (1) facilitate easy shuttle bus access,3EVENT PROFILE POST-EVENT ACTIVITIES DAY-OF-EVENT ACTIVITIES ADVANCE PLANNINGOVERVIEW3-33