How weather affects travel on campus

Level of Education of Students Involved

Undergraduate

Faculty Sponsor

Jay Grossman

College

Engineering

Discipline(s)

Civil Engineering

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Symposium Date

Spring 4-25-2024

Abstract

This research project builds upon the concepts explored in a previous research project completed last year. This project focuses on pedestrian travel on the Valparaiso University campus, exploring the effect of different types of weather on pedestrian usage of sidewalks.

Pedestrian counters were places in two locations on campus. These locations are the sidewalk that runs along the sorority houses and the main academic sidewalk that runs between Gellerson, the Center of Science, Harre Union, and Urshel to name a few. The trackers were placed for a span of a week for each month in the same two locations listed above. The goal was to determine if there was any change in pedestrian activity on these paths depending on the weather that week.

The data was compiled by hour and day to allow for a better analysis of pedestrian travel behavior. Once the data was complied, the travel amounts were compared to weather to determine how the weather affected the travel in that area. From this data, inferences about the travel volume during the months observed was able to be surmised.

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