Ehab A. Naby

Our first analysis was composed of signage and movement. We studied the flow of people throughout the terminal, by studying the signage. We categorized all the different signs into 4 sections: information, safety & regulatory, direction, and identification. Just like how we analyzed the terminal, we wanted to continue with our research on the broader aspect of terminal city. The movement of people and cars throughout terminal city is very interesting and we wanted to harness the components which control their movements. We identified the different types of

buildings that surround Grand Central Terminal. The buildings around the terminal acted like traffic lights controlling the traffic of people. In order to see the impact of the buildings, we needed a tool which would help us further understand the strategic movement of people around the area. We decided to use the speed at which people travel in different areas to justify the rhythm of movement and relate it to the different types of buildings in the area. Although one might argue the people move faster around the terminal, our studies prove the exact opposite. With the immense amount of traffic around the area, people are moving on average at a slower pace. As one walks further away from the terminal, the movement of both cars

and people increase. The center, the location of the terminal, is more dense with people moving about in different directions, making it very hard for people to travel in straight lanes. The cars on Park ave and Vanderbilt Ave have cars traveling at 0-10 mph, compared to cars at Madison ave which average 11-20 mph. This is because of the hotels and business that make about the area. We also found out the speed of people around coffee shops and offices to be much faster than

those around restaurants and clothing departments, thus proving our hypothesis right. If we were to implement these results in a different site, we can conclude that having less shops around the terminal can help regulate the movement of the people faster. It takes many individuals off the sidewalk, allowing people to move faster and easier. The coffee shops and bakery shops should be either located at least a block away front the terminal or on the other side of the street which would organize the movement of people. This can be efficient in controlling traffic in certain areas.