Pedestrian speed/flow relationships for walking facilities in Hong Kong

This paper reports on the findings of pedestrian dow characteristics for di fferent types of walking facilities in Hong Kong. Surveys were conducted du ring peak hours at indoor and outdoor walkways, signalized crosswalks with and without midblock, signalized and nonsignalized crosswalks leading to li ght-rail transit stations, and five types of walking facilities in railway stations. The collected data were used to develop speed/flow relationships and to calibrate the travel time function for each type of pedestrian facil ity. Pedestrian flow characteristics on various walking facilities are also compared. The collected data and the established relationships could be us ed as a basis for the development of pedestrian simulation models for Hong Kong and/or other Asian cities with similar pedestrian characteristics.