Pedestrian crossings generally showcase the best in pedestrian behavior, with people naturally forming orderly lanes as they ...

MIT scientists found that when people veer more than 13 degrees off-course in a crowd, orderly walking breaks down into ...

Mathematicians studied the flow of human crowds and developed a way to predict when pedestrian paths will transition from ...

In a nutshell Crowds naturally form organized lanes when most people walk in two main directions, but become chaotic when ...

In the ebb and flow of crowded crosswalks, a surprising pattern emerges: people can naturally form neat lanes of movement.

Have you ever wondered why walking from point A to B can be easy in some places, and incredibly frustrating in others? Well, ...

The city of Oxford is moving forward with two major road projects aimed at improving traffic flow and enhancing pedestrian ...

Why do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT ...

Mathematicians studied the flow of human crowds and developed a way to predict when pedestrian paths will transition from orderly to entangled. Their findings may help inform the design of public ...