Identifying Integrated Factors Influencing Pedestrian Level of Satisfaction on Existing Pedestrian Facility (In Case of Addis Ababa: - Mexico, Megenagna and Aratkillo Walkway)
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2023-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Walking is the best sustainable mode of transport because it is not only cheap but also zeros emission transport system. Walking mode of transport do not require special skills, because they are deemed convenient for all groups, where people manage the intensity of their movements themselves. Despite the advantage of walking mode of transport, there is no standard pedestrian facility not only in quality but also the capacity Therefore, the main objective of this study is performance evaluation of pedestrian level of service and assessing the existing pedestrian walking facility level of service in terms of pedestrian satisfaction level.
In order to achieve the objective of this study ordinal logistic regressions have been employed by following factor analysis of multiple external factors in addition to HCM2000 method. A total of 390 pedestrian attitudinal surveys and pedestrian video graphic survey had been taken for the analysis. The method of analysis was logistic regression analysis by following principal component analysis of multiple external factors and HCM 2000 method for performance evaluation of level of service. Based on the result of factor analysis (principal component analysis), four major grouped factors have been extracted such as walking facility problem, traffic safety problem, comfort and convenience issue, and security problem that have been able to explain the total variance of 32.6%,21.3%,13.5% and 8.4% respectively. As per the result of ordinal logistic regression external factors such as walking facility problem, as comfort and convenience, and traffic safety problems are found to affect pedestrians’ level of satisfaction on existing pedestrian facility. From socio-demographic characteristics of pedestrian Education level, Age category, Health condition, and purpose of tripe and income level of pedestrian are the most significant variable which influence the satisfaction level of pedestrian in addition to external factor. The level of service of selected existing pedestrian facility are also found very lowest which are PLOS E, D and F based on different parameters.
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Walking, Pedestrian, Level of satisfaction, Ordinal logistic regression, Factor analysis and PLOS