Course Descriptions
Developing a pedestrian safety action plan (two-day course)
Description:
This course is designed to help state and local officials know where to begin to address pedestrian safety issues when developing a pedestrian safety action plan tailored to their community. It is also intended to assist agencies in further enhancing their existing pedestrian safety programs and activities, including identifying safety problems, analyzing information, and selecting optimal solutions. Training objectives for this course include:
- Participants will learn that pedestrians belong in all design, operations, and safety considerations.
- Participants will understand human behavior issues related to pedestrians and drivers interacting safely.
- Participants will understand the role that land use planning, street and site design, education, and enforcement play in pedestrian safety.
- Participants will learn how to make a commitment to safety.
- Participants will learn how to involve stakeholders to create publicly supported and trusted policies, programs, and projects.
- Participants will learn how to collect and analyze data in a meaningful way to identify safety deficiencies and priorities for improvement.
- Participants will learn about commonly used and effective pedestrian crash countermeasures and how to implement effective pedestrian safety solutions.
- Participants will learn about untapped funding sources to support pedestrian safety initiatives.
Target Audience:
Engineers, planners, traffic safety and enforcement professionals, public health and injury prevention professionals, and decision-makers who have the responsibility of improving pedestrian safety at the state or local level.
Course Materials:
The course follows the How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan guide. The guide includes a list of national references and guides, major research documents, local plans, state plans, web sites, and other resources.
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Designing for pedestrian safety (two-day course)
Description:
This course is intended to help state and local transportation professionals address pedestrian safety issues through design and engineering solutions. Training objectives include:
- Participants will learn that pedestrians belong in all geometric design, operations, and safety considerations.
- Participants will learn the significance of land-use, street connectivity, and site design in helping to make a safer pedestrian environment.
- Participants will understand human behavior issues related to pedestrians and drivers interacting safely and common pedestrian crash types.
- Participants will understand the role that planning and street design play in pedestrian safety.
- Participants will learn effective solutions and best practices in design and operations for pedestrian safety. Specific design and operational issues covered include:
- Sidewalk and walkway design
- Intersection geometry
- Signs, signals, and crosswalks
- Interchange design and alternatives
- Facilities at signalized intersections
- Roundabouts
- Connections to transit
- Road diets and other traffic calming measures
- Participants will take part in a field exercise as a critical element to the course. The class is broken into smaller groups to walk and study a nearby intersection or corridor for possible pedestrian safety improvements. The groups brainstorm and share engineering and policy solutions.
Target Audience:
Engineers, planners, traffic safety and enforcement professionals, public health and injury prevention professionals, and decision-makers who are seeking ideas and solutions for making changes to the physical environment that improve safety for pedestrians.
Course Materials:
The PEDSAFE: Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System document is used as the primary reference for this course. Additionally, several major engineering-related reference materials and policies are cited.
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Planning and designing for pedestrian safety (three-day course)
Description:
This course is a combination of the key material in the Developing a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan course and the Designing for Pedestrian Safety course. This course is designed to help state and local officials learn how to address pedestrian safety issues through planning, design, and engineering solutions. Training objectives for this course include:
- Participants will learn that pedestrians belong in all design, operations, and safety considerations.
- Participants will understand human behavior issues related to pedestrians and drivers interacting safely and common pedestrian crash types.
- Participants will understand the role that land use planning, street and site design, education, and enforcement play in pedestrian safety.
- Participants will learn how to make a commitment to safety and involve stakeholders to create publicly supported and trusted policies, programs, and projects.
- Participants will learn how to collect and analyze data in a meaningful way to identify safety deficiencies and priorities for improvement.
- Participants will learn about commonly used and effective pedestrian crash countermeasures and how to implement effective pedestrian safety solutions. Specific design and operational issues covered include:
- Sidewalk and walkway design
- Intersection geometry
- Signs, signals, and crosswalks
- Interchange design and alternatives
- Facilities at signalized intersections
- Roundabouts
- Connections to transit
- Road diets and other traffic calming measures
- Participants will learn about untapped funding sources to support pedestrian safety initiatives.
- Participants will take part in a field exercise as a critical element to the course. The class is broken into smaller groups to walk and study a nearby intersection or corridor for possible pedestrian safety improvements. The groups brainstorm and share engineering and policy solutions.
Target Audience:
Engineers, planners, traffic safety and enforcement professionals, public health and injury prevention professionals, and decision-makers who have the responsibility of improving pedestrian safety at the state or local level.
Course Materials:
The course primarily follows the How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan guide. The PEDSAFE: Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System document is also a key resource. Additionally, several major planning and engineering-related reference materials and policies are provided.
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