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Pg 57-73: Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 893: Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis provides a safety analysis method that can be used to proactively identify sites for potential safety improvements based on specific risk factors for pedestrians. A systemic approach, as opposed to a “hot-spot” approach, enables transportation agencies to identify, prioritize, and select appropriate countermeasures for locations with a high risk of pedestrian-related crashes, even when crash occurrence data are sparse.

Pg 8-55: Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 893: Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis provides a safety analysis method that can be used to proactively identify sites for potential safety improvements based on specific risk factors for pedestrians. A systemic approach, as opposed to a “hot-spot” approach, enables transportation agencies to identify, prioritize, and select appropriate countermeasures for locations with a high risk of pedestrian-related crashes, even when crash occurrence data are sparse.

Pg 8-11: Guide for Improving Pedestrian Safety at Uncontrolled Crossing Locations

This guide assists State or local transportation or traffic safety departments that are considering developing a policy or guide to support the installation of countermeasures at uncontrolled pedestrian crossing locations. This document provides guidance to agencies, including best practices for each step involved in selecting countermeasures. By focusing on uncontrolled crossing locations, agencies can address a significant national safety problem and improve quality of life for pedestrians of all ages and abilities.

Pg 2: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Road Safety Audit (RSA) Guide and Prompt Lists

This guide is intended to support agencies that are interested in conducting pedestrian- and bicycle-focused RSAs and
includes information on safety risks for both modes, the RSA process, necessary data, and the roles and responsibilities of
the RSA Team. Also included are updated prompt lists for pedestrians and bicyclists to use in the field. This guide will aid
practitioners understand pedestrian and bicyclist issues in their jurisdiction and potentially achieve other goals in addition

n/a: Technical Guide for Conducting Pedestrian Safety Assessment for California Communities

The first edition of this guidebook was based on material contained in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report, Pedestrian Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists (July 2007). The award-winning California PSA Program updated this second edition to incorporate current best practices and the collective experience of our team of evaluators who have conducted 78 PSAs in California over the past five years.