Training Courses on Planning and Designing for Pedestrian Safety
Through contract with the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Safety and Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) has developed a guide, How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, to be used by transportation professionals who have the responsibility of improving pedestrian safety at the state or local level. The guide is intended to help state and local officials know where to begin to address pedestrian safety issues and to assist agencies in further enhancing their existing pedestrian safety programs and activities.
To supplement the guide, several training courses are available to provide technical assistance to professionals in developing pedestrian safety action plans and in improving street and pedestrian facility design.
What is a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan?
A Pedestrian Safety Action Plan is used to guide the improvement of pedestrian safety through street redesign and the use of engineering countermeasures, planning and policy changes, as well as other safety-related treatments and programs that involve the whole community. The development of a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan typically involves:
- Defining pedestrian safety goals and objectives
- Analyzing baseline conditions and identifying locations for improving safety
- Selecting appropriate treatments and developing an implementation strategy
- Institutionalizing changes to planning and design standards
- Considering land use, zoning and site design issues
- Reinforcing commitment to pedestrian safety and evaluating results
What are the outcomes of developing and implementing a PSAP?
Pedestrian Safety Action Plans can:
