A parametric pedestrian simulation tool designed for event organizers, pop-up market curators, and temporary activation planners operating in urban pedestrian corridors.
The tool allows users to place a programmatic attractor within a defined corridor and simulate how it redistributes pedestrian flow in real time. By adjusting parameters, users can predict where foot traffic will concentrate, which areas will remain underutilized, and what placement strategy maximizes engagement.
Built on principles from the Social Force Model (Helbing & Molnár, 1995) and urban activation theory (Gehl, 1971), the simulation models each pedestrian as an agent balancing their natural through-movement path against the pull of the programmatic attractor, with influence intensity decaying with distance according to gravity model principles.
The current site is Saifi Village, Beirut Central District a pedestrian corridor where primary streets attract dense foot traffic while secondary alleys remain underutilized. The tool demonstrates how strategic temporary activations can redistribute density across the full corridor network.
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