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Glossary

TermDefinitionSource
AreasAreas consist of an interconnected set of transportation facilities serving movements within a specified geographic space, as well as movements to and from adjoining areas.

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge this project's Expert Panel members, who provided feedback and comments on a draft of this report:

Tools to Diagnose and Solve the Problem

A critical first step towards improving non-motorist safety is to identify the problem. There are many different safety problems that pedestrians and bicyclist's experience, and a safety countermeasure that works at one location may not address the problem at another location. If the safety...