The　29th　Olympic　Games　was　held　in　Beijing　in　2008.　Large　number　of　spectators　and　tourists　were　attracted　to　the　Olympic　venue　area.　Providing　access　to　pedestrian　around　Olympic　venue　area　is　a　crucial　issue.　The　objective　of　this　paper　is　to　study　evaluation　processes　of　pedestrian　facilities　around　Olympic　venue　area.　Comparing　three　evaluation　methods　reflects　that　simulation　is　the　best　approach.　After　comparing　several　pedestrian　traffic　simulation　packages,　Legion　Studio　is　chosen.　Based　on　simulation　method,　evaluation　processes　are　developed.　Pedestrian　traffic　demand　forecast,　evaluation　period,　simulation　period,　simulation　area　and　other　steps　are　studied　in　details.　As　an　example,　pedestrian　traffic　around　an　Olympic　gymnasium　was　simulated.　Improvements　were　recommended　and　effect　was　also　simulated.　Finally,　the　simulation　results　were　compared　to　actual　pedestrian　traffic　during　the　Olympic.　©　2010　ASCE.