WANG Jiangyan, XIE Yunxia

　　China Sustainable Transportation Center, Beijing 100004, China

　　【Abstract】The highly concentrated pedestrian and vehicular flow volume during the opening and closing ceremonies of major sports events that are intensely covered by news median demand a high level of service and security. Based on the experiences of several major sports events on pre-event preparation of traffic control for the opening and closing ceremonies, this paper analyzes the characteristics and challenges of travel demands, transportation control strategies, plan assessment and command system. The paper points out that traffic control system for the opening and closing ceremonies should consider ceremony proceedings, security policies, origin and destination of attendees, travel time and service mode. The traffic flow under different scenarios during peak hours are assessed by using traffic simulation model, which can identify risks. Consequently, a planning method framework and procedure for the opening and closing ceremonies is proposed. The paper concludes that effective transportation control strategies, systematic plan assessment and improvement, efficient command system, teamwork and collaboration are important for successfully hosting the opening and closing ceremonies of major sports events.

　　【Keywords】 major sports events; opening and closing ceremonies; traffic connection and evacuation; high passenger flow management; transportation service; command system

　　【DOI】 10.13813/j.cn11-5141/u.2021.0035-en