THE STUDY ON PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS FOR WALKWAY IN JALAN SULTAN ISMAIL, KUALA LUMPUR

Abstract

Kuala Lumpur has a distinctive tropical character, developed infrastructure, a thriving service industry, and numerous tourist attractions. The pedestrian walkway is a critical component of a city's setting. The Pedestrian Walkway provides a handy means of transportation for pedestrians. On the other hand, Kuala Lumpur is not a pedestrian-friendly city due to its inefficient design, minimal maintenance, and lack of usefulness and accessibility. Including The population of Kuala Lumpur is growing, which influences the walkway's comfortability. This study aims to characterise pedestrians based on various factors at the walkway, analyse statistical data on pedestrian speed, flow, and density, and determine the walkway's level of service (LOS) following the Highway Capacity Manual 2010. (HCM 2010). Quantitative data is the study's methodology, which requires videotaping the walkway for one hour at two different periods. The recorded pedestrian's speed was used to calculate the flow and density of the walkway. Pedestrian behaviour analysis can be accomplished by determining the pedestrian's age, gender, and tip companionship. The extracted data has been imported into SPSS for statistical analysis. SPSS analysis may be performed by analysing the relationship between pedestrian walkway speed and density. The relationship between flow and density is significant because the walkway's density increases when the flow decreases. As for Level of Service (LOS), it can be computed by referring to the speed of flow and space of the walkway. The findings are compared to the Highway Capability Manual 2010 to establish a standard for the Pedestrian Level of Service concept. In Jalan Sultan Ismail. The level of Service for Speed, Flow, and Space is "E", "A", "C", and "E", "A", "B", respectively. The grade of the walkway's LOS indicates the walkway's relationship to Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur.