Question

An airport corridor is 30 ft wide. Given a peak demand of 300 pedestrians per minute and an average walk speed of 3 ft/s, estimate the LOS at the corridor.

Answer 1

P = S/M

P= mean flow rate, pedestrians per foot width per minute = 300 / 30 = 10 pedestrians/min/ft

S = horizontal space mean speed, feet per minute = 3 ft/sec = 3*60 = 180 ft/min

and M = pedestrian area module, square feet per pedestrian.

M = S/P = 180/10 = 18 square feet per pedestrian

hence LOS = C at level of service C freedom to select individual walking speed and freely pass other pedestrians is restricted.

M value (square feet per pedestrian)

LOS A >35

LOS B 25-35

LOS C 15-25

LOS D 10-15

LOS E 5-10

LOS F <5

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