...a popular street on a Saturday, or if we go to a big event, we can see Le Bon’s words as a prophecy that describes the world in which we live. Pedestrian planning and crowd modelling have became more important in the last decades, mainly due to the increase in the number of big events that are organised and the accidents that sometimes happen during these events (Evers, 2011). Nowadays, architects, engineers, transport planners and event organisers make use of advanced software and mathematical models to predict the way in which pedestrians will move through train stations, streets, buildings, or stadia in order to create safe and efficient environments. In parallel to them, researchers and scientists are developing new algorithms and tools to improve the accuracy of the predictions. However, the first studies in this field were just based on direct observations, and they set the starting point for further research. According to Baer (1974), a good part of the research done in this area can be classified as behavioural studies related to sociopsychology rather than the direct influence of the constructed environment on pedestrian flows. Goffman (1963), for example, described a subconscious process called scanning used to avoid small obstructions in the flooring, through which a pedestrian checks other pedestrians that are in an ellipse...
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...Lake Forest is Alabama’s largest subdivision with over 3,000 homes, more than 50 miles of pavement, and is located in the heart of Daphne, Alabama (Lake Forest Property Owner’s Association, 2014). Lake Forest is a community consisting of many roads that intermingle and connect to one another. When it was first built, it was designed to house the most people (White, R., personal communication, September 19, 2014). It has accommodations and services for various different activities throughout its community. Not only is Lake Forest located in the middle of a 27-hole golf course, but it also has 3 swimming pools, 4 tennis courts, a lake to fish in and boat on, a marina, stables for horses, a yacht club, a restaurant, and 3 playgrounds; it is also home to multiple different clubs and organizations such as a community women’s club, a garden club, a ladies and men’s golf association, senior couple’s golf association, a swim team, and a tennis association (Lake Forest Property Owner’s Association, 2014). Lake Forest houses a variety of different things to accommodate the majority of its residents, however, it is missing one obvious thing: a sidewalk. The Lake Forest Subdivision needs a sidewalk in its community to not only help to eliminate safety issues, increase physical activity, and to aid in reducing health issues, but to also connect its residents to the different amenities and also to one another. Reducing different safety issues on the roads in Lake Forest could be accomplished...
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...The common definition for new urbanism is a type of urban design to develop walkable and socially active neighborhoods for people between housing and their jobs. I believe new urbanism as being this form of development that is similar to how cellphones came about. Before we had simple telephones in the house and then cellphones were made and then added with all these features that could link us with people from farther distances. With new urbanism, its taking a simple town and having it expand with sidewalks and strategic designing (little features) like front porches and detached garages to help expand their interaction with their neighbors instead of staying inside their homes all day. The way new urbanism helps to influence and promote social interaction is by strategically placing housing and its essentials in areas where social interaction would be at its highest. This new approach to neighborhood designing works because they can provide affordable housing with reduced traffics congestion and they can also develop social interaction with the towns’ residents by keeping everything close and easily accessible for use like parks and recreation facilities. One example that I believe stands out the most for architecture and design is the beginning of the walk on North Street from Fell Ave to Broadway Street. They absolutely redid everything to make it look more modern and welcoming to people to have them feel more comfortable to walk down the street. They have benches on both...
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...In the short story, The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury takes place in 2053, where no human beings ever go outside of their house walking like Mr. Mead unless there is an emergency situation. This story offers an opportunity to view how people at the time were inactive, and walking around the city is seeing as a crime. The technologies that we created are slowly rule over our human, making people to be lack in empathy, and isolation instead of us benefiting from the technology devices. People are starting to shows no understand or feeling of ones because of technology when the police questioning Mr. Mead about why he is walking alone, he says, “Walking for air, walking to see…And there is air in your house, you have an air conditioner, Mr. Mead?”...
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...In both “The Pedestrian” and “Harrison Bergeron” the authors are trying to create a community they control. In “The Pedestrian” the main character is walking then stopped by the police and the police car ask im what he was doing,and the police car says, “Walking, just walking, walking? The main character was just walking and then he got stop by the police. He walked all time and this was the first time getting stopped by the police. The main character says to the cop car, “Wait a minute, I haven’t done anything!” (Bradbury 2). This proves that this society is really dystopian. You can clearly see how controlling this society is. “The Pedestrian” is arrested for just walking. In “Harrison Bergeron” they handicap people, handicap is a...
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...Effects of Tourism on Hot Springs Residents COMM/215 July 14, 2014 Tourism in Hot Springs, Arkansas, over the years has slowly risen into a mass of pedestrians taking over the downtown area. There are tourists everywhere (easy to spot) taking pictures, jaywalking, visiting the bath houses, the hot springs and gathering drinking water from the springs, biker rallies, and many of the other touristic attractions available to them. Hot Springs is a beautiful area, and people from all over the state and the country come to visit. There are advertisements on the radio going into detail about the numerous things to do here that families will remember forever. Although tourism brings money into the city because there are a countless amount of activities that require money, or a parking fee, I feel as if tourism is gradually taking over hot springs, and making its residents feel overwhelmed. When tourists are out and about with their families, it is so easy to recognize them because they are either holding camera, dressed the same, wearing a shirt that says something to do with Hot Springs, or not using the pedestrian crosswalk. I have seen 2 instances of wrecks because of tourism. Tourism is not the primary cause for wrecks but here in this city, it happens. There are specified cross-walks for pedestrians, and if they see something they want to take a picture of, they run into the street (an entire family), otherwise known as jay walking, and people have had to stomp their breaks...
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...seems alive. This personification extends to the disembodied voice which seems to have fear. Bradbury uses this technique to help reader make connections to objects, moments, or through scenes in a novel. This literary device is also used in the story The Pedestrian when the author had Mead talking to houses. "what is it now? he asked the houses." as if waiting to receive an answer, it seemed as if nobody lived in this small city besides the character, Bradbury also uses imagery which is a descriptive language which helps engage the reader's senses. Bradbury is a master of imagery, especially visual, auditory, also olfactory, an example of this is used in Bradbury's story, A Sound of Thunder.Bradbury paints a vivid picture which appears in the description of the Tyrannosaurus rex, that the hunters have come to kill. Metaphors fill the description, such as the dinosaur with " watchmaker claws, pistons for legs, and thighs of steel." As effective as the metaphors are on their own they are also more powerful whilst also making it more realistic. All though the reader has never seen the T Rex, Bradbury's description makes it seem like it is standing directly in front of you. Another example being Bradbury's story The Pedestrian when he described how the evening weather was, also how the sidewalk was buckling due to neglect. " To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o'clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step...
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...The Veldt Craft Moves Essay Technology is something that people take for granted and it can take over their lives. In “The Veldt” the technology of the new world has taken over the kids lives and their parents lives. The kids have been taken over by the nursery and they have been acting weird and the parents try to fix it. Ray Bradbury focused on multiple craft moves such as descriptive language, foreshadowing, flashbacks, similes, and inner thinking to show what the characters are feeling and to make the reader think. The author uses foreshadowing to help the reader comprehend what will happen later in the story. Foreshadowing is a hint to the reader of what will come later. Sometimes it is used to show something that will be reiterated throughout the story. An example of this in the story is that the character hears a scream that sounds familiar and throughout the story that sounds comes back and they hear it many times. In the text it states, “Did you hear that scream?” This is something that the characters hear all throughout the story and it gives you a hint to what is next. The author uses descriptive language throughout the story to give detail and give the reader a good idea of what the scene is like. This helps the reader paint a picture in their head of what the scene is like. Ray Bradbury does a very good job at using descriptive language in parts of the story where there is a new scene to help the reader picture it and get a better understanding. In the text it...
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...According to the dictionaries, a sidewalk can be defined as, “walk which consists of a paved area for pedestrians and it is usually beside the street or roadway” (dictionary.com). The definition of sidewalk refers to its basic feature—people could walk on the sidewalk. When people have no car or go for a walk, the sidewalk plays an important role for them. Wherever people are staying, they always do some sport and leisure activities on the sidewalk. Hence, in order to deeply understand the sidewalk, the content could take Northbridge as an instance to discuss detailed. Northbridge, in fact, is an entertainment precinct in Perth where the government has built sidewalks outside restaurants; bars, nightclubs and shops and other attraction entertainments. Nowadays, under the condition of the developed urban city and citizens' life styles, Northbridge has gradually becoming a bridge between people and safety, and communication, and convenience, which significantly enhance the development of the local economy. This essay will also focus on the different functions of the Northbridge in Australian neighborhood. Generally speaking, one of the most primary function of common sidewalk is to offer pedestrians a pretty safe area where could prevent them from the danger of being hit by a moving vehicle on the street (Lee, Jang, Wang and Namgung, 2009). However, with the development of the Australian economy, most people really keen on the sidewalk with the comfortable and leisure style...
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...An Easy Male’ An Easy Male’ Contents An Easy Male’ 3 Introduction 3 Problems and Solutions for Male’ 3 References 8 An Easy Male’ Introduction This paper will be focused on the urban Qualities and things that can be done in order to improve the livelihood of the community. Due to the fact that male is a small city and has face scarcity of land at a large scale, re-planning would be a difficult task to carry out. To improve overall livelihood of the community, in making Transportation, land use strategies for cities like Male’ the sense of Male’ should be preserved. It is really important to organize the things in an approach that leads the community to work together and to be understanding and respecting helpful life. For this existing condition should be studied thoroughly in order to propose an enhanced solution. The community process is important to inform citizens and allow residents to participate in the planning process. The street inventory, neighborhood audit, and town character allow citizens to plan, preserve, and guide the future of their town (Horrision, 2004). Problems and Solutions for Male’ Population density is the primary problem for male’. According to (wikipedia / Male , 2013) the population density of male’ is (46,000/sq mi). Therefore first step in order to bring a solution to the Male’ is reducing the population of Male. To make this to happen people should be directed to other island like Hulhumale’ and Ghifalhu where there are...
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...The Pedestrian In a future where people do not walk, a man takes a walk every evening and the year is 2053. The Pedestrian is a story written by Ray Bradbury, and it is about the future, where humanity no longer interacts with one another. However, in the mixed of all the loneliness a man takes a walk every evening, his name is Mr. Leonard Mead, a former writer, and a lonesome man. However, on this exact evening, a rare but incredible police car stops Mr. Leonard Mead, and then he gets orders to put his hands up. Mr. Leonard Mead answers some questions about his life and family, and his replies to the police seem a bit weak. The police car is the last remaining police car in the city. It was decided after last year election that the police force was slimmed down from three cars to one because crime was ebbing, and it seen as something unnecessary. When Mr. Mead answers a question about his profession and by saying, he is a writer; the police interpret his response as "unemployed." Mr. Leonard is told to enter the car even though he did not do anything. When as he got closer to the car, he realized that there were no driver at all - the car is computer controlled. Mr. Mead is confused and overwhelmed with anxiety as he gets into the backseat. Then he is told that he is being taken to a psychiatric center, because of his unusual appearance. His behavior is not acceptable in the society and because of no one takes a walk any longer; it is strange that he continues to do...
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...TRAFFIC ATTITUDE CHANGE IN TURKEY The most important attitude which should be changed and given importance about traffic in Turkey is being obeyed the traffic signs and light rules by pedestrians and vehicles. Starting point or reason of attitude change is education indeed. In that way, traffic accidents and injuries will be decreased in Turkey. If pedestrians and vehicles obey the traffic signs and lights rules more and the drivers are more conscious of driving, most of traffic accidents and injuries will be diminished in Turkey. Securtiy General Directorate, Directorate General of Traffic Education and Investigation explained that there was 254.000 accidents at police responsibility zone in 2011 and 178.255 people were injured and 2.382 people were dead because of these traffic accidents. Other accidents which made at constabulary responsibility zone would be excluded in that 254.000 accident number. If we count all zones accidents in Turkey, this will be 4.000 dead people because of accidents in 2011 in Turkey. These are really huge numbers for the countries. If we look the numbers of traffic accidents in general, we can see that developing countries have higher traffic accident numbers. It might be prevented by education of course. General president of Preventing Traffic Accidents in Turkey Institution, lawyer Hitay Güner, explained that there is no change or decrease in numbers of traffic accidents and deaths in comparison to 2010...
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...Persuasive Letter Deborah D. Mogg NUR/405 June 11, 2012 Kim Hall Persuasive Letter Dear Mr. Supervisor: My name is Deborah Mogg and I am a Registered Nurse and a student at University of Phoenix in the RN-BSN program. I am writing this letter to you as the Supervisor of the Charter Township of Waterford to bring forward an issue that I feel needs attention in our township. I recently completed a Windshield Survey of my immediate community of Watkins Lake Estates and I have lived in Waterford for sixteen years. During this time I have noted the lack of adequate right-of-ways for both pedestrians and bicyclists. I also noted the alarming number of overweight and obese adults and children in the community. I’m sure you are aware of the exploding epidemic involving obesity and the increase of chronic disease conditions related to obesity including heart disease, stroke, and diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). The effects of obesity and poor nutritional choices are well-documented and reported in every form of media available today. You may not be aware that the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2011-2020 as the Decade for of Action for Road Safety, with the stated goal to reduce road fatalities around the globe utilizing efforts at the regional, national, and global levels (“UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020”, n.d.). I think these two can be put together to promote awareness and a healthier lifestyle for our community...
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...ENG 3U0 Ray Bradbury “The Pedestrian” Study Questions Answer each question thoroughly. 1. Describe the setting. Provide as many details as possible. * The setting Leonard Mead used in the short story the pedestrian show how there is no sign of people living with him or around him, it always quiet and also it set in the future(2053). It was cold, a misty evening in November and a robot like police. Leonard Mead 2. Describe the society in which Leonard Mead lives. * Leonard mead lives in a silent and long and empty midcentury. There are not so many criminals. 3. Explain the possible reasons that Leonard Mead does not fit into this society * Some reason why Leonard Mead does not fit into his society is because large group of people tells him what right and wrong, and he has more to offer than a society and also the interest of the society stays the same but his own interest changes. 4. Mead is taken to the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies. What does “regressive” mean? Why would he be taken there just for walking down the street? * Regressive: Becoming less advanced; returning to a former or less developed state * Mead was taking their just for working because they think he has changed and he his returning to his formal self. 5. What might have happened to this society that there would be no crime, but that walking would be considered criminal behavior? What is Bradbury suggesting about...
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...Living Alone in a Different World :An analysis of theme in The Pedestrian “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury develops the theme of “People are very dependant on technology” through Mr. Mead, society, and conflict. Mr. Mead is an average guy who keeps old habits in a new society. The society is very dependant on technology and seems to not converse with each other. The conflict is when the police interrogated Mr. Mead for walking outdoors. Mr. Mead is a writer, was not married, and was an outcast in society. The reader finds out that he is a writer and isn’t married when the police interrogated him. He was walking outdoors when the police had stopped him. The police had asked him rather unusual questions like “is air...
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