Special events, such as sporting events and street festivals, are an important part of community life. These events involve a large number of pedestrians converging on an area for a relatively short amount of time. The issues for event planners include effective and safe crowd control, whether to provide temporary or permanent infrastructure, and consideration of the placement of attractions, as their location will influence the movements of pedestrians. The Commonwealth Games (Melbourne 2006) are an example of a large special event where pedestrian modelling is currently being used to understand the effects of potential scenarios. The Sports and Entertainment Precinct, where most of the events will be held, has been modelled using PAXPORT, a pedestrian modelling package developed by Halcrow. The results of the models developed to date have significantly informed the planning process, in particular by demonstrating problem areas and showing the impacts of different infrastructure designs. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211825.
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