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Below is a list of reports that address the design and operations of pedestrian facilities. Documents and resources are provided as  PDF
files (Adobe
Acrobat reader required) and 
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Florida Pedestrian
and Bicycle Research Reports  |
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| Sponsor: Florida Department of Transportation
Summary:
The Florida Department
of Transportation conducts research on issues related to pedestrians
and bicycles. Go to this section of the Department website to download
some of the available reports (in pdf format).
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Pedestrian
Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System |
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| Summary: The Pedestrian Facilities User Guide—Providing Safety and Mobility (published in 2002) provided descriptions of 47 unique engineering countermeasures or treatments that may be implemented to improve pedestrian safety and mobility. Included for each of the 47 treatments were a general description, purpose or objective, considerations for implementation, and estimated costs. While that level of information alone is useful to engineers, planners, and other safety professionals, the guide also included two matrices that related the 47 treatments (plus two additional countermeasures of education and enforcement) to specific performance objectives and specific types of collisions. These matrices provide the practitioner with the ability to select the most appropriate treatment(s) if they have a well-defined crash problem or are trying to achieve a specific change in behavior. This system is the next generation of the information just described. It includes an update of the content of the first version along with case studies that illustrate these concepts applied in practice in a number of communities throughout the United States. The most significant enhancement is the integration of the countermeasures and case studies into the Selection Tool. The tool allows the user to refine their selection of treatments on the basis of site characteristics, such as geometric features and operating conditions, and the type of safety problem or desired behavioral change. The purpose of the system is to provide the most applicable information for identifying safety and mobility needs and improving conditions for pedestrians within the public right-of-way. PEDSAFE is intended primarily for engineers, planners, safety professionals, and decisionmakers, but it may also be used by citizens for identifying problems and recommending solutions for their communities. Available Document: Pedestrian
Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System -
Provides interactive tools and access to printed report for download
in pdf format. Previous Version:
The Pedestrian Facilities User Guide—Providing Safety and
Mobility (2.6 MB) Previous version of the PEDSAFE guide; published in 2002.
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An Analysis of Factors Contributing to "Walking Along Roadway"
Crashes: Research Study and Guidelines for Sidewalks and Walkways |
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| Summary: This study for the Federal Highway Administration was conducted to determine the roadway, traffic, and socio-economic factors related to pedestrian "walking along roadway" crashes involving motor vehicles. A total of 47 pedestrian crash sites and 94 matched comparison sites were analyzed. Physical design features found to be associated with a significantly higher likelihood of being a crash site are: higher traffic volume, higher speed limit, the lack of grassy walkable areas (next to the road), and the absence of widewalks. In fact, the presence of a sidewalk was associated with an 88 percent reduction in the likelihood of a site being a pedestrian "walking along roadway" crash site, compared to having no sidewalk or walkway. After controlling for these roadway factors, other factors associated with a significantly higher likelihood of being a crash site included: high levels of unemployment, older housing stock, and more single-parent households. This report also provides recommended design guidelines and placement priorities for sidewalks and walkways. In addition, the report contains the results of a behavioral evaluation of a new sidewalk in Sea Tac, Washington. Available Document:
Research
Study and Guidelines for Sidewalks and Walkways (PDF format, 600
k) - provides completed report for viewing
and printing.
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Capacity Analysis
of Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities: Recommended Procedures for the "Pedestrians" Chapter of the Highway Capacity Manual |
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| Summary: This report summarizes the pedestrian characteristics-related recommendations from the companion volume, Literature Review for Chapter 13, Pedestrians, of the Highway Capacity Manual (Rouphail et al., 1998). It also includes a comprehensive set of recommended service measures of effectiveness, as well as methods for computing selected service measures. Finally, this report provides a summary of recommendations, including a listing of the affected subsections in Chapter 13 of the HCM. This summary is provided at the end of this chapter for ease of reference, and also at the conclusion of the report in section 5. Available Resources: Recommended
Procedures for the "Pedestrians" Chapter of the Highway Capacity Manual
(HTML format) - complete report in web form.
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Capacity Analysis
of Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities: Recommended Procedures for the "Signalized Intersections" Chapter of the Highway Capacity Manual |
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| Summary: In the United States, the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) published by the Transportation Research Board, a unit of the National Research Council, provides guidance for the analysis of transportation facilities. Chapter 9 of the 1994 (update to the 1985) HCM discusses the operational and planning analysis of signalized intersections. Based on the results of a multi-regional data collection effort conducted by the research team, this paper offers procedures that describe the effect of pedestrians and bicycles on turning vehicles and thus signalized intersection capacity. Available Resources: Recommended
Procedures for the "Signalized Intersections" Chapter of the Highway
Capacity Manual (HTML format) - complete report in
web form.
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The Effects
of Traffic Calming Measures on Pedestrian and Motorist Behavior |
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| Summary: This paper summarizes past research on speed humps, bulbouts, and roadway narrowing. Findings from a new evaluation of bulbouts, raised crosswalks and intersections, refuge islands, and speed humps in eight communities are also reported. Whereas earlier studies usually focused on vehicle speeds and volumes, this study looked at motorist yielding and pedestrian crossing behavior, in addition to vehicle speeds. The research reported in this paper is part of a national-level research effort to evaluate the operational and safety effects of pedestrian treatments, such as traffic calming, crosswalks, sidewalks, automated pedestrian detection, and illuminated push buttons. Available Document: The
Effects of Traffic Calming Measures on Pedestrian and Motorist Behavior
(PDF format, 658 k) - provides completed report for
viewing and printing.
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