| Recommendation |
Page(s) |
Figure |
Table |
HCM Ch. 13 Subsections affected |
HCM variables and adjustments affected |
| Body ellipse for standing areas |
4 |
2 |
– |
introductory narrative only |
primarily a design recommendation |
| Body buffer zone for walking |
4 |
– |
– |
walkways, street corners, crosswalks |
walkway LOS E/F threshold changes in Table 13–3 |
| Crosswalk walking speeds |
5 |
– |
1 |
[Ch. 9: Methodology, Input module] |
new values replace 4.0 ft/s in equation (eq.) 9–8 |
| |
– |
– |
– |
Ch. 13: introduction, crosswalks |
new values replace 4.5 ft/s in eq. 13–14 |
| Grade and stairs walking speeds |
7 |
– |
– |
walkway narrative, crosswalks |
speeds decrease by 0.1 m/s in eq. 13–14 with grades |
| Crossing speeds for platoons |
7 |
– |
– |
N/A |
1 no change 1 |
| Pedestrian start–up time |
7 |
– |
– |
N/A |
1 no change 1 |
| Capacity thresholds |
8 |
– |
– |
walkways, street corners, crosswalks |
walkway LOS E/F threshold changes in Table 13–3 |
| Temporal flow variation |
8 |
– |
– |
N/A |
1 no change 1 |
| LOS (Level of Service) for walkways |
11 |
5 |
4 |
walkways |
walkway LOS A/B, E/F thresholds change, Table 13–3 |
| LOS for walkways with platoons |
12,13 |
– |
6 |
walkways |
new table replaces equation 13–3 |
| LOS for transportation terminals |
15 |
– |
8 |
walkways (new measure) |
new table applies to terminals with platoon flow |
| LOS for stairs |
16 |
– |
9 |
walkways (new measure) |
new table applies only to stairs |
| LOS for crossflows |
17 |
– |
10 |
walkways (new measure) |
new table serves as secondary check for walkways |
| LOS for mixed–use paths |
21 |
– |
13 |
walkways (new measure) |
new table applies only to mixed–use paths |
| Noncompliance time adjustments |
26 |
– |
– |
street corners, crosswalks |
minor, major red times in equations 13–6, 13–7 change;d
effective red time reduced in computing ped delay |
| LOS for signalized crossingsa |
29 |
– |
18 |
street corners (new measure) |
new table based on ped delay; space now secondary |
| Swept–path method for vehicle effects 30 |
– |
– |
crosswalks |
caution to use only under aggressive driver behavior |
|
| LOS for unsignalized crossingsb |
32,33 |
– |
20 |
street corners (new measure) |
new table based on ped delay |
| LOS for pedestrian networksc |
35,36 |
– |
22 |
networks (new section) |
new table shows proposals for analysis of ped networks |
| Ped delay at signalized crossings |
45 |
– |
– |
street corners (new measure) |
method for computing ped delay |
| Effective crosswalk time–space |
48 |
– |
– |
crosswalks |
equation 13–13 corrected; calculated TSw will decrease |
| Crossing time in platoons |
49, 60 |
– |
– |
crosswalks |
new equations replace eq. 13–14 with large platoons |
| Ped delay at unsignalized crossings |
54 |
– |
– |
street corners (new measure) |
method for computing ped delay |
