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Pedestrian Accessibility and Movement Environment Laboratory

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The Pedestrian Accessibility and Movement Environment Laboratory (PAMELA) was a research facility located in Upper Holloway, part of the University College London in the United Kingdom.

It was designed to study human interactions in controlled conditions by replicating real-world environments such as urban streets and public parks. The laboratory had an 80-square-metre (860 sq ft) artificial pavement platform which was used to simulate everyday scenarios, from different types of pedestrians to varying pavement conditions.[1] Its experiments were intended to create safer streets and more user-friendly public spaces.[2]

PAMELA in Upper Holloway was replaced by PEARL (Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory) in the London East Business and Technical Park, Dagenham.[3]

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  1. ^ BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists walk on tech pavement
  2. ^ "First custom-designed pedestrian accessibility lab launched".
  3. ^ "PEARL Background Information Document" (PDF). UCL. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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