Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan
Online ISSN : 2185-0593
Print ISSN : 0916-0647
ISSN-L : 0916-0647
The relationship between the movements of visitor's walking around and the density of stores on commercial area.
A case study on the area around Shimokitazawa-station
Hiroaki TakahashiHaruhiko GotoYasutomi SakumaRyo SaitoTakeshi Ishii
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2005 Volume 40.3 Pages 649-654

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In this study, the authers have investigated the movement of visitor's walking around a commercial area with high density stores. And the density of stores on the commercial area is originally defined. With all distinction of exit, weekday or holiday and sex, the density of number of the excurtion people of each distance to one's destination forms exponential distribution. The area is higher density of stores, the times of dropping on stores and of passing through the street are the more. And the speed fo walking is tend to slow. As the walking becomes fast, the times fo dropping and passing is increase to maximum at walking speed 0.95m/s, and then decrease. The root 54 plan at Kitazawa 2-chome will be devide the many inportant streets for excursive moving.
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