Selection of Pedestrian Treatments at Unsignalized Crossings
Originally presented on 01/21/2010
Presented by Charlie Zegeer, Director, PBIC, and Associate Director of Engineering and Planning, UNC Highway Safety Research Center.
This Livable Communities Webinar focuses on the various treatment options to improve pedestrian safety at unsignalized intersections and midblock locations. Charlie Zegeer provides guidance for making decisions in selecting such treatments as marked crosswalks, signing, raised median islands, road diets (lane reductions), rapid-flash beacons, HAWK signals, the addition of traditional traffic and pedestrian signals, and other measures.
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Related resources:
- Engineering solutions
- FAQs - search under "engineering"
- Training: Designing and Planning for Pedestrian Safety (2- and 3-day courses)
Bibliographic background:
- Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings, Fitzpatrick, et al. TCRP Report 112/NCHRP Report 562, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 2006.
- Alternative Treatments for At-Grade Pedestrian Crossings, Lalani, Nazir. Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, D.C., 2001.
