A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Do food trucks and pedestrians conflict on urban streets?
In the late 2000s, food trucks became common in US cities and municipalities debated controversial food truck regulations. When they justify the regulations, municipalities raise safety, health and general welfare concerns, including potential pedestrian congestion. This paper uses the insights from pedestrian behaviour research to determine whether food trucks interfered with pedestrian flow. Based on direct observation of food truck customers and customer-pedestrian interactions in and near the Chicago Loop, the findings show that food trucks served customers most often without interrupting pedestrian flow. In part, this was due to the street furniture zone, including trash cans, bike racks and utility poles that created waiting space along the kerb. During periods of crowding, pedestrians adeptly manoeuvred through lines of food trucks. Food truck customers were also responsive to pedestrian flow and the lines moved in ways that reduced impact.
Do food trucks and pedestrians conflict on urban streets?
In the late 2000s, food trucks became common in US cities and municipalities debated controversial food truck regulations. When they justify the regulations, municipalities raise safety, health and general welfare concerns, including potential pedestrian congestion. This paper uses the insights from pedestrian behaviour research to determine whether food trucks interfered with pedestrian flow. Based on direct observation of food truck customers and customer-pedestrian interactions in and near the Chicago Loop, the findings show that food trucks served customers most often without interrupting pedestrian flow. In part, this was due to the street furniture zone, including trash cans, bike racks and utility poles that created waiting space along the kerb. During periods of crowding, pedestrians adeptly manoeuvred through lines of food trucks. Food truck customers were also responsive to pedestrian flow and the lines moved in ways that reduced impact.
Do food trucks and pedestrians conflict on urban streets?
Ehrenfeucht, Renia (author)
Journal of Urban Design ; 22 ; 273-290
2017-03-04
18 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Do food trucks and pedestrians conflict on urban streets?
| Online Contents | 2017
Do food trucks and pedestrians conflict on urban streets?
| British Library Online Contents | 2017
Do food trucks and pedestrians conflict on urban streets?
| Online Contents | 2017
Skinny Streets and Fire Trucks
| British Library Online Contents | 2007
Influence of pedestrians` behavior on the scenario of urban streets public spaces functional zoning
| DOAJ | 2023