Pedestrian Signal Safety - AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Pedestrian Signal Safety - AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Pedestrian Signal Safety - AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
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Table F-11. <strong>Pedestrian</strong> WALK and clearance time durations <strong>for</strong> case study intersection in White<br />
Plains, New York.<br />
Approach/<br />
crosswalk<br />
Northbound/<br />
south<br />
Southbound/<br />
north<br />
Eastbound/<br />
west<br />
Westbound/<br />
east<br />
Length<br />
(ft.)<br />
Clearance time (sec.)<br />
3.00<br />
ft./sec.<br />
TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ANALYSIS<br />
3.50<br />
ft./sec.<br />
4.00<br />
ft./sec.<br />
Clearance time with 7-sec.<br />
WALK (sec.)<br />
[total WALK time]<br />
3.00 3.50 4.00<br />
ft./sec. ft./sec. ft./sec.<br />
Available<br />
green<br />
(sec.)<br />
67 22 19 17 29 26 24 35<br />
67 22 19 17 29 26 24 35<br />
64 21 18 16 28 25 23 55<br />
62 21 18 16 28 25 23 55<br />
Table F-12 shows the intersection operational and geometric characteristics <strong>for</strong> the White Plains case<br />
study intersection. Figure F-3 shows the overall average vehicle delay (AVD) and intersection level of<br />
service (LOS) under various peak-hour traffic volume and pedestrian walking speed scenarios (3.00,<br />
3.50, 4.00 ft./sec. and base conditions).<br />
The traffic volumes modeled at the White Plains case study intersection ranged from existing<br />
conditions to an increase of 25 percent of existing conditions. <strong>Traffic</strong> volumes at this intersection were<br />
substantially lower than capacity, and even increasing the traffic volumes on each approach by 25<br />
percent did not cause any impact on the AVD along major and minor street approaches.<br />
Table F-13 shows the overall intersection LOS and AVD (in sec.) under various peak-hour traffic<br />
volume scenarios and under pedestrian walking speeds of 3.00 ft./sec., 3.50 ft./sec., and 4.00 ft./sec.<br />
As shown in Table F-13, LOS and vehicular delay <strong>for</strong> each walking speed scenario essentially<br />
did not differ from the existing conditions. This intersection had adequate signal time available <strong>for</strong><br />
all pedestrian phases with lower walking speeds and each of the concurrent traffic movements.<br />
There<strong>for</strong>e, vehicular delay was not affected when the green times were adjusted based on the lower<br />
walking speeds.<br />
For major street and minor street approaches, there was no change in LOS (LOS C and LOS B,<br />
respectively) under all volume and pedestrian walking speed scenarios analyzed.<br />
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