Contents

Chapter One - Pedestrian Man

The Long Walk
The Pedestrian and the City of the Past
The Pedestrian and the City of Today
Pedestrian Safety
The Handicapped Pedestrian

Chapter Two - Human Characteristics Related To Pedestrian Design

Human Body Dimensions—The Body Ellipse
The Perception of Personal Space— The Body Buffer Zone
Space Zones in Locomotion
Walking
Locomotion on Stairs
The Perception of Urban Space

Chapter Three - Traffic and Space Characteristics of Pedestrians

Some Fundamentals of Traffic Design
Walking Speeds
Traffic Flows on Walkways
Pedestrian Spacing and Conflicts
Entrances
Speed of Locomotion on Stairs
Traffic Flow on Stairways Pedestrian Queuing
Some Notes on Arrival Processes

Chapter Four - Level-of-Service Design Standards

The Level-of-Service Concept
Walkway Standards
Stairway Standards
Queuing Standards

Chapter Five - Pedestrian Movers—"Pedmovers"

Elevators
Escalators
Movine Walks
People Movers

Chapter Six - Elements Of Pedestrian Planning

Planning Goals and Objectives
Inventory and Data Collection
Improvement Programs for Pedestrians

Chapter Seven - Elements of Pedestrian Design

Pedestrian Traffic Demand Application of Service Standards
System Requirements
Functional Elements of Building Space Design
The Design of Street Spaces
Pedestrian Walking Distances
Designing for Handicapped Pedestrians

Chapter Eight - New Developments in Planned Pedestrian Environments

The London Barbican -- Out of the Ashes
Montreal and Toronto -- Pedestrian Subways
Cincinnati and Minneapolis -- Pedestrian Skyways
Boston -- a Moving Sidewalk for Downtown
Underground Atlanta -- "Hidden Gold"
New York -- a Seaport Heritage

Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index

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