@article{ref1,
title="Walking infrastructure design assessment by continuous space dynamic assignment modeling",
journal="Journal of advanced transportation",
year="2003",
author="Hoogendoorn, Serge and Bovy, Piet H. L. and Daamen, Winnie",
volume="38",
number="1",
pages="69-92",
abstract="For the planning and design of walking infrastructure, characterized by the fact that the pedestrians can choose their paths freely in two-dimensional space, applicability of traditional discrete network models is limited. This contribution puts forward an approach for user-optimal dynamic assignment in continuous time and space for analyzing for instance walking infrastructure in a two-dimensional space. Contrary to network-based approaches, the theory allows the traffic units to choose from an infinite non-countable set of paths through the considered space. The approach first determines the continuous paths using a path choice model. Then, origin-destination flows are assigned and traffic conditions are calculated. The approach to determine a user-optimal assignment is heuristic and consists of a sequence of all-or-nothing assignments. An application example is presented, showing dynamic user equilibrium traffic flows through a realistic transfer station. The example is aimed at illustrating the dynamic aspects of the modeling approach, such as anticipation on expected flow conditions, and predicted behavior upon catching or missing a connection.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0197-6729",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}