Improving people's accessibility through a fully actuated signal control at intersections with high density of pedestrians

Christian Jauregui, Maria Torres, Manuel Silvera, Fernando Campos

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Abstract

The fully actuated signal control detects the pedestrian density using sensors and, according to that, it prioritizes pedestrians crossing. One major problem, worldwide, is using fixed time traffic light as a traffic regulator at intersections with high pedestrian and vehicular volume. Lima is no exception, continuing to use this kind of traffic lights completely harms pedestrian accessibility, it increases their waiting and crossing times, it also affects road safety and service levels at the structures. The proposal on this article is to design a fully actuated signal control using logical controls that are able to perceive the pedestrian density on the refuge islands, making everything more accessible. In order to do this, a study to identify the pedestrian and vehicle volume was conducted on the Lima Panamerican highway. There was a total of 7506 pedestrians during rush hour, proving there is a large amount of people at the intersection at that time. Thereby, by using the VisVap module of the Vissim, the study managed to simulate and validate the priority control required. All in all, the results showed a remarkable improvement, the pedestrian crossing time was reduced by 6.84% and the service level of the intersection went from E to D.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2020 - Conference Proceedings
EditorsMonica Andrea Rico Martinez
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728194660
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Sep 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2020 - 2020 International Conference on Innovation and Trends in Engineering, CONIITI 2020 - Bogota, Colombia
Duration: 30 Sep 20202 Oct 2020

Publication series

Name2020 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2020 - Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference2020 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2020 - 2020 International Conference on Innovation and Trends in Engineering, CONIITI 2020
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityBogota
Period30/09/202/10/20

Keywords

  • accessibility
  • fully actuated signal control
  • pedestrian density
  • Vissim
  • VisVap

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