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Pedestrian Safety is NO Walk in the Park

Pedestrian Safety is NO Walk in the Park. Planning, Enforcement, Education, Engineering, Public Health, Transit, Media, and Encouragement. Planning and Designing for Pedestrian Safety Funding and Resources Next Steps. All “Pulling” Together Toward a Common Goal. The Why.

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Pedestrian Safety is NO Walk in the Park

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  1. Pedestrian Safety is NO Walk in the Park Planning, Enforcement, Education, Engineering, Public Health, Transit, Media, and Encouragement

  2. Planning and Designing for Pedestrian SafetyFunding and ResourcesNext Steps All “Pulling” Together Towarda Common Goal

  3. The Why Annually about 4,260 (499) pedestrians are killed in trafficcrashes, representing 13% (20 %) of all traffic deaths. Approximately 70,000 (7,900) pedestrians are injured

  4. Agenda • The Big Picture – The Why and The Factors • Stakeholders • Data Collection • Data Analysis • Enforcement – Programs and Strategies • Education – Programs and Strategies • Engineering – Programs and Strategies • Transit • Funding and Resources • Your Next Steps

  5. Funding Sources • Routine Integration in New Projects • Partnerships • Annual Maintenance Budget • Dedicated Funds and Set Asides • Federal • State • Local • Private Sector

  6. Routine Accommodation in New Projects Example: Include crosswalks & ped heads at all new signals 5-6

  7. Partnerships Universities Utility Companies Insurance Companies Safety Collations Other Agencies Developers Combined Projects: For example when constructing or widening a roadway, it may be more economical to include into the contract sidewalks and other pedestrian enhancements both on the project and on nearby streets, instead of a series of separate projects.

  8. Annual Maintenance Budget • Think of it as an OPPORTUNITY not a burden • Examples: • Road diets during repaving • Implement high-emphasis markings & advance stop bar during crosswalk marking maintenance

  9. Highway Safety Improvement Program Core program to achieve significant reduction in traffic fatalities/serious injuries on all public roads Proposing $2.5 Billion annually States must implement Strategic Highway Safety Plan 5-9

  10. Section 402 Funding Program States w/Performance Plan or Highway Safety Plan eligible for state and community highway safety grants (100% federal funds; no match required) Can be used for countermeasures that address wide array of highway safety problems related to human factors and non-construction countermeasures: training, identification and evaluation. 5-10

  11. Transportation Enhancements (TE) 10% of State’s STP funds set-aside for TE Approx. $3.25 billion over 5 years ($50 M) Provision of facilities for peds/bikes Provision of safety/educational activities Preservation of abandoned railway corridors 5-11

  12. Safe Routes to School Program Enable/encourage children to walk and bike to school Make biking/walking to school safer and more appealing Plan, develop, & implement projects/activities to improve safety and reduce traffic, air pollution, and fuel consumption near schools 5-12

  13. State Funding for Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility

  14. Local Funding for Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility 5-14

  15. Private Funding for Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility 5-15

  16. Key Resources PBIC:www.walkinginfo.org FHWA: safety.fhwa.dot.gov

  17. Gateways to Information Website for collecting and disseminating information on program development and effectiveness, and in-depth technical background; maintain currency of knowledge base. Printed Guides for developing programs to address fatal and serious injury crashes safety.transportation.org

  18. PBIC:www.walkinginfo.org ITE: www.ite.org NHTSA: nhtsa.dot.gov FHWA: safety.fhwa.dot.gov

  19. Accessible Public Rights-of-Way: Planning and Designing for Alterations www.access-board.gov/prowac/alterations/guide.htm

  20. The Big Picture – The Why and The Factors Stakeholders Data Collection Data Analysis Enforcement – Strategies Education – Strategies Engineering - Strategies Transit Funding and Resources We’ve Looked

  21. What’s NEXTYour Next Steps www.walkinginfo.org

  22. Contacts • FDOT District 7 Community Traffic Safety Team (http://d7ctst.org/) • Dennis Scott - FDOT Pedestrian/Bicycle Coordinator (Dennis.Scott@dot.state.fl.us) • Peter Hsu – FDOT District 7 Safety & Special Projects Engineer (Ping.Hsu@dot.state.fl.us)

  23. Thank You Very Much !

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