Comment:
This section discusses the importance of walking in relation to travel, health, and decreased costs, then mentions some systemic barriers to walking such as disinvestment or deprioritization of walking in favor of other modes of transportation in certain communities.

Last Updated (Year): 2020

Year Produced: 2020

Abstract:

Provides context on pedestrian safety issues, crash patterns and contributing factors, and resulting impacts that may help orient readers from diverse sectors—including advocates, roadway owners and operators, legislators and law makers, real estate developers, businesses and private industries, public health practitioners, researchers, educators, enforcement officers, and others—to identify shared concerns and opportunities to make a difference. It also includes a focus on background and context on what makes pedestrians unsafe and what safety risks, patterns, and gaps in knowledge have been identified to date, to support a more shared understanding of the nature of the problem needing to be addressed.

For:Walking

The E's:Evaluation

Ped Bike Activity:

• Assessment

Ped Bike Topic:

• Planning
• Physical Activity
• Health
• Funding
• Facility Design
• Equity
• Crashes
• Communities of Color
• Analysis

Facility Type:Sidewalks

Urban Context:Urban, Rural

Resource Type:

• Information

Link to Content Source:

Toward a Shared Understanding of Pedestrian Safety: An Exploration of Context, …