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TCRP Report 137: Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments (2009)
Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)

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Masliah, Maurice, Levinson, Herbert S, Cleghorn, Don, Clavelle, Allison, Boone, Jonathan, Transportation Research Board. "Safety Treatment Information Included in the Catalog." TCRP Report 137: Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009.

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Front Matter (R1-R11)
Summary (1-7)
Phase I (8-8)
Phase II (9-9)
Structure of Final Report (10-11)
Literature Review (12-12)
Telephone Consultations (13-13)
Site Visits (14-14)
LRT Exposure to Pedestrians and Motor Vehicles (15-16)
Top LRT Safety Issues (17-18)
LRT Safety Treatments (19-19)
Summary (20-20)
Data Collection and Transfer between FTA/NTD, SSO, and Local Transit Agencies (21-21)
National Transit Database (22-22)
Data Collected by NTD (23-23)
The NTD Database (24-24)
NTD Data Quality Issues (25-30)
Analysis of the NTD Database (31-40)
Purpose of SSO Agency Safety Data Collection (41-41)
SSO Databases (42-42)
Data Collected by Local Transit Agencies (43-44)
Comparison of Databases (45-45)
Comparison of Local Transit Agency and SSO Agency Databases (46-47)
Comparison of Local Transit Agency and NTD Databases (48-49)
Conclusion (50-51)
Root Causes and Contributing Factors (52-52)
Determining the Highest Risk LRT Safety Issues (53-53)
Building a Safety Analysis Toolkit (54-54)
General Treatment Strategies (55-55)
Introduction to the Catalog of LRT Safety Treatments (56-56)
LRT Safety Treatments Included in the Catalog (57-57)
Safety Treatment Information Included in the Catalog (58-58)
Design Stage (59-59)
In-use Stage (60-60)
Prepare and Submit Safety Audit Report (61-61)
DoD Standard Practice for System Safety (MIL-STD-882D) (62-62)
LRT Risk Assessment Checklist (63-65)
Agencies with Multiple Accident Report Forms (66-66)
Categories of Information Included in Accident Reports (67-69)
FTA/NTD Data (70-70)
Structure of Reporting Forms (71-71)
Summary of Information to Be Included in the LRT Collision Database and Reporting Form (72-73)
References (74-74)
Appendix A - LRT Catalog of Safety Treatments (75-146)
Appendix E - Review of the Accident Data Collection Process (147-147)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (148-148)

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58 b) Offset (or Z) pedestrian crossings treatment's application. Actual cost estimates were not avail- c) Pedestrian swing gates able; costs can also change dramatically over time and may 6. Channelization/markings depend on location. a) Pavement marking, texturing, and striping The following information is provided for each treatment: b) Quick curbs c) Rumble strips · The treatment name and alternative names, d) Channelizations · Basic summary of the treatment's intended operation, e) Illumination of crossings · Picture(s) or illustrations of the treatment in operation, · Purpose of the treatment, 7. Education and enforcement · Suitable installation locations, a) Photo enforcement · Implementation effects, b) Enforcement · Contraindications to treatment (situations where the treat- c) Education outreach programs ment is not appropriate or may be harmful), d) CCTV/video recording · Relative cost, · Other resources available, · Links to related treatments, Safety Treatment Information · A short list of agencies that have experience with the Included in the Catalog treatment, The catalog is designed for practitioners. It describes each · Examples from agencies that have installed the treatment, treatment and gives the treatment's purpose, implementation and effects, relative costs, and (where available) examples of the · Information about agencies that are conducting trials.