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Program (HSIP)

Intersection Safety
Pedestrian Safety Focus Tamara Redmon

Local & Rural Road Safety

States and Cities tamara.redmon@dot.gov
202-366-4077

Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety FHWA's Safety Office is trying to aggressively reduce Dick Schaffer
pedestrian deaths by focusing extra resources on the dick.schaffer@dot.gov
Pedestrian Safety Focus States states (Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 202-366-2176
and Cities Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas) and cities (Los What's New
Crash Facts Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, New York City,
Washington DC) with the highest pedestrian fatalities The FHWA Safety Office is
Tools to Diagnose and Solve the
and/or fatality rates. Part of this effort has included continually developing new
Problem
development of How to Develop a Pedestrian materials to assist states,
Education and Outreach Safety Action Plan, which helps state and local localities and citizens in
officials know where to begin to address pedestrian improving pedestrian and
Pedestrians and Transit safety issues. bicycle safety. The materials
listed on this page were
Pedestrian Safety in In addition, we have been offering free technical completed recently.
Communities assistance and courses to each of the states and
cities, and free bi-monthly webinars on subjects Examples of
Hispanic Pedestrian and State/Local Pedestrian
of interest. The document and webinars are available
Bicyclist Safety Safety Action Plans
for free to other states as well. The training is available
Legislation and Guidelines at a cost to non-focus states and cities through the Pedestrian Forum - Fall
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (see info 2009
Research link below), and will soon be available through the
National Highway Institute. An Evaluation of the LTAP/TTAP
Order Copies of CD’s, Reports, Focused Approach to Pedestrian Safety was Interchange, Tamara
and Other Resources also recently completed and is also posted here to Redmon
document progress to date under this program. Check
Related Websites Evaluation of the
back once in a while to see the latest webinar
information and to view past recorded webinars. Focused Approach to
Roadway Departure Safety Pedestrian Safety
Speed Management Safety New – Evaluation of the Focused Program (PDF 225 KB)
Approach to Pedestrian Safety Program
“Not in Roadway”
Additional Safety Programs & [PDF 225 KB]
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Initiatives
New – How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Crashes (PDF 132 KB)
9 Proven Crash Action Plan [PDF 5.14 MB]
How to Develop a
Countermeasures The FHWA document, which was first printed in
Pedestrian Safety
2006, has been revised by NHTSA to include
Crash Tested Hardware Action Plan (PDF 5.14 MB)
enhanced sections on education and enforcement
Facts & Statistics
(see pages 67-110). Hardcopy versions can be FHWA Guidance Memo
ordered here. Contains Provisions to
Geometric Design Improve Pedestrian
New – Examples of State/Local Pedestrian Safety
Manual on Uniform Traffic Safety Action Plans
Control Devices (MUTCD) Arizona Department of Toolbox of
Transportation (ADOT): Pedestrian Countermeasures and
Motorcycles Safety Action Plan Study Their Potential
District Department of Effectiveness for
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Transportation (DDOT): Pedestrian Pedestrian Crashes

Older Road Users Master Plan
Michigan Pedestrian and Bicycle Pedestrian Safety Guide
Safety Action Plan [PDF 640 KB] for Transit Agencies
Policy & Guidelines
Pedestrian Safety Management In
Evaluation of
Railway-Highway Grade New Jersey [PDF 7.51 MB]
Pedestrian
Crossings Pinellas County MPO: Pedestrian
Countermeasures in
Safety Action Plan [PDF 8.15 MB
Road Safety Audits (RSA) Three Cities: San
Francisco, Las Vegas
Safe Routes to School and Miami
Training Courses for Pedestrian Safety
SAFETEA–LU Pedestrian Road Safety
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