Assessing present status and development strategies of pedestrian bridge in Hanoi

Abstract

Pedestrian bridge is the optimal transport solution when crossing roads in large cities, especially suitable for Hanoi’s transport system, and the bridge is also considered as an architectural work of urban landscape. Currently, with 70 Pedestrian bridges in Hanoi, it is still not enough to meet the demand for use and ensure urban traffic safety in the city. Especially, traffic violations when crossing roads are also common, pedestrians sometimes hesitate to use pedestrian bridges, and this shows the ineffective development of the pedestrian bridge system. In this study, based on the results of 300 social questionnaires with different walks of life and age brackets, and used that result to analyze the causes of ineffective use of pedestrian bridges. At the same time, giving directions on the construction and development of the pedestrian bridge system in the city to increase the efficiency and function of the pedestrian bridge, socialize the management and exploitation of pedestrian bridges in the Hanoi capital. We believe these outcomes would help support policymakers and service providers in improving the Pedestrian bridge projects’ efficiency.

Keywords

• pedestrian bridge
• transport
• sociological questionnaires
• urban landscape
• urban planning
• hanoi