Comment:
Policy and Coordination Safety Barriers during planning and project development, public engagement, in the community context, intergovernmental coordination, funding, data, and enforcement and education.

Last Updated (Year): 2015

Year Produced: 2015

Abstract:

Beginning in the fall of 2014, the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) field offices began organizing pedestrian and bicycle safety assessments, on-the-ground examinations of transportation facilities conducted by a multidisciplinary, multi-agency team. By June of 2015, field offices from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) had hosted or participated in 52 assessments, one in every State, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. More than 1,500 people, including elected officials, field office leaders, and representatives from local, regional, State, Federal, and nongovernmental agencies took part, helping advance Secretary Foxx’s Safer People, Safer Streets Initiative for pedestrian and bicycle safety. The purpose of the assessments was for teams to consider site-specific recommendations as well as to envision broader systemic changes needed to improve safe walking and bicycling. While simply conducting an assessment does not immediately fix problems, the act of bringing together many partners to focus their attention on these issues lays the groundwork for effective interagency collaboration going forward. This report highlights some of the varied and creative methods used to conduct the assessments. It discusses examples of both infrastructure and non-infrastructure barriers identified through the assessments;how specific communities used the assessments to discuss and address barriers;and resources (existing and under development) to support communities in ensuring safe and convenient access to walking and bicycling.

For:Walking, Biking

The E's:Evaluation, Engineering, Enforcement, Encouragement, Education

Ped Bike Activity:

• Planning
• Assessment

Ped Bike Topic:

• Tools
• Safety Promotion
• Project Development
• Policy
• Planning
• Monitoring
• Funding
• Forecasting
• Facilities
• Equity
• Education
• Data Collection
• Data
• Community Action
• Coalition Building
• Audits
• Assessment
• Analysis

Resource Type:

• Guidance

Link to Content Source:

Pedestrian and Bicyclist Road Safety Assessments