Abstract:In this paper, the domestic and foreign specifications on the traffic comfort of pedestrian bridges are compared comprehensively. Based on the research background of the engineering of pedestrian bridge in a city,the finite element model of the background engineering is built with the use of the large general finite element analysis software Midas/Civil. Its acceleration response under crowd load is calculated. Finally, the evaluation of the comfort of footbridges is performed with reference to the comfort evaluation method of the German pedestrian bridge design specification and some related suggestions are put forward.