During game egress, we identified the most acute traffic capacity point for each gate. The critical points were often where two lanes merge to one or at an intersection. Unless capacity was increased at these downstream points, no upstream capacity improvements would increase capacity at the gate.
Due to the dynamic nature of the traffic and the large footprint of the stadium site, traffic engineering services included both in-person data collection and video from security cameras. The team also used StreetLight Data, a transportation analytics source, to provide a holistic analysis of where fans were traveling to and from.
A separate pedestrian study — incorporating data collection efforts and an examination of the Lot L pedestrian bridge — included capturing video data after a game to assess behavioral trends when the pedestrian bridge capacity was overwhelmed. The study focused on identifying updates to increase pedestrian flow and discourage unsafe pedestrian behavior.
