The authors would like to thank several graduate students
at North Carolina State University who were instrumental to
the successful completion of this report. Conredge Lewis helped
with field observations in Chicago and Washington. Aemal Khattak
offered input into the development of recommended walking
speed values for elderly pedestrians. Craig Sheffler gave
additional information regarding shared-use paths. Tahsina
Ahmed assisted with the development of pedestrian delay models.
Brian Eads provided invaluable administrative support. Michael
Surasky and Steven Click offered assistance regarding the
appearance of the report.
We would also like to thank members of the sponsoring agencies
for this report. David Harkey and Charles Zegeer of the University
of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center and Carol
Tan Esse of the Federal Highway Administration provided the
necessary support and guidance for the project. We would also
like to thank our reviewers who gave excellent feedback on
a wide variety of issues.
The authors would like to thank Dr. Alex Sorton of Northwestern
University and Dr. Mark Virkler of the University of Missouri
at Columbia for providing timely assistance and information
throughout this project. Alex Sorton and Dan Burden also provided
the research team with excellent photographs for inclusion
in the document.