Trajectory Analysis of Pedestrian Crowd Movements at a Dutch Music Festival

Abstract

Due to growing mobility in densely populated urban areas, public pedestrian walkways are becoming more and more crowded. Since space in these densely occupied areas is highly valued, the use of every square meter must be evaluated carefully. Microscopic pedestrian simulation models can provide such evaluation. However, fundamental knowledge on individual pedestrian behavior underpinning these models is hardly available. This study focuses on the so-called interaction behavior between individual pedestrians. It comprises the identification of aspects that influence individual interaction behavior, their effects on pedestrian movement and how these effects can be described and predicted. Assessment criteria and pedestrian experiments