Add crosswalks and connect walkways in your InfraWorks model for traffic simulation

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Once you have added walkways to your traffic simulation model in InfraWorks,

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the next thing you need to do before simulating pedestrian movement is to add crosswalks and connect the walkways.

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Begin in the InfraWorks Mobility Simulation application window, with your traffic simulation animation playing.

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To add a road crossing, you need to use the Lane tools, because a crosswalk is considered a function of the road in InfraWorks.

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Select the road you want to cross, then right-click and select Lane > New Crossing.

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This opens the Select Crossing Options dialog.

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Here, you can specify the type and position of the crosswalk.

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For this example, expand the Type drop-down and select Unsignalized, Pedestrian Right of Way (Zebra).

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This crossing type has no traffic signals and gives pedestrians the right of way.

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Leave the Position set to Middle, and then click OK.

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Now, the New Crossing dialog displays.

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Here, you can specify the name, route class, measurements, group, and signal timing for the crossing.

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As this is an unsignalized crosswalk, click OK.

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Back in the project window, you now see the road crossing placed in your model.

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Select the crosswalk, then click the center line and drag to move its position close to the nearby walkways.

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Next, connect it to the two adjacent walkways,

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Pick the arrow at the top end (C)of the crosswalk on Caswell Road,

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and then pick the closest end (D) of the walkway above and to the right.

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Right-click in the model and select Walkway > New Connection.

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A curved connector appears.

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Now, do the same for the nearest walkway below the crossing.

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Pick the D-end of the crosswalk, and then the D-end of the walkway.

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Right-click and select Walkway > New Connection.

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Again, a curved connector appears.

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The road crossing is now connected to the two neighboring walkways.

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Repeat these steps twice more to connect the last two walkways.

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Then, zoom out for a broader view of the pedestrian network.

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With crosswalks added and walkways connected in your Mobility Simulation model,

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the last thing you need to do to prepare for simulating pedestrian movement is to connect pedestrian areas to the walkways.