Transport And Communications 2021, 9(1):18-24 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2021.1.3

Pedestrians' Sidewalk Development and Level of Safety in Ikeja Area, Lagos Nigeria

Bashiru Adisa Raji, Muse Olayiwola Solanke, Taiwo Kareem Alli
Department of Transport Management, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, 120107, Nigeria

Safe and accessible pedestrian sidewalk is significant to sustainable infrastructural development and industrialisation of core of cities in world over. Studies have shown that safety of pedestrian on walkways aid their ability to shop more than sitting in the comfort of their vehicles. The study modelled the influence of lateral separation (LS) (sidewalk separation); volume of motor vehicles (VM); speed of motor vehicle (SM) and vehicular access to adjoining properties (VA) on pedestrians' level of safety (PLS) along the streets of core area of Ikeja. Fifty-six (56) road segments were observed, measured and field information obtained analysed. Though, LS, VM, SM and VA contributed about 58.1% to (PLS) in Ikeja, the results further revealed that PLS increased with LS distant vehicles (β<sub>sd</sub>=0.60, t<sub>sd</sub>=5.14), but decreased with higher VM (β<sub>vv</sub>=0.20, t<sub>vv</sub>=1.73) and SM (β<sub>sp</sub>=0.07, t<sub>sp</sub>=0.76). It was recommended that a standardised distance of LS from moving traffic and its wideness; the required SM of vehicles and increased investment on pedestrian facilities in urban centre will improve pedestrian safety and as well promote sustainable industrialisation since pedestrian form major traffic of the industries.

Keywords: Inc Level of Service, Lateral Separation, Volume of Vehicles, Adjoining properties
JEL classification: R4, R41

Published: March 30, 2021  Show citation

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Raji, B.A., Olayiwola Solanke, M., & Alli, T.K. (2021). Pedestrians' Sidewalk Development and Level of Safety in Ikeja Area, Lagos Nigeria. Transport And Communications, 9(1), 18-24. doi: 10.26552/tac.C.2021.1.3
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