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creators_name: Hasan, R.
creators_name: Napiah, M.
title: Utilization of footbridges: Influential factors and improvement proposals
ispublished: pub
keywords: Footbridges; Sustainable development; Waste utilization, Affecting factors; Behavior; Economic benefits; Influential factors; Optimal function; Overcrossings; Safe crossings; Transportation system, Pedestrian safety
note: cited By 7
abstract: In spite of significant development in using modern methods to enhance pedestrians� environment and its sustainability, the provision of the footbridge still lacks its optimal function in protecting and transferring pedestrians from both sides of the street. This structure should be designed to accommodate every type of users, including children and elders. It should be designed in a way that focuses more on human needs as a priority rather than the other two elements of transportation system: road and vehicle. In the context of pedestrians� safety, researchers have tried to understand pedestrians� behavior and their perception about safe walking and crossing. Thus, factors which affect pedestrians� decisions to choose their routes have been researched worldwide. This review paper endeavors to highlight the work that had been carried out to assess the utilization of footbridges. The findings on factors influencing the function of this structure showed that the most affecting factor to increase the usage rate was the consideration ofthe footbridge as a safe crossing, while the most cited factor of not using the footbridge was the lack of time. In addition, with a view on some proposed procedures to enhance the usage rate, barriers were the most suggested solution in the literature to increase the footbridge usage. Furthermore, this paper discusses the variety of environmental and economic benefits of constructing a footbridge. © 2017, Aracne Ed. All rights reserved.
date: 2017
publisher: Aracne Ed
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032825575&doi=10.4399%2f97888255077374&partnerID=40&md5=bfbf93b6a35236c28416f3dcb6665c43
id_number: 10.4399/97888255077374
full_text_status: none
publication: Advances in Transportation Studies
volume: 43
pagerange: 43-60
refereed: TRUE
issn: 18245463
citation:   Hasan, R. and Napiah, M.  (2017) Utilization of footbridges: Influential factors and improvement proposals.  Advances in Transportation Studies, 43.  pp. 43-60.  ISSN 18245463