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TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 175: Guidebook on Pedestrian Crossings of Public Transit Rail Services presents a wide array of engineering treatments designed to help improve pedestrian safety for three types of public transit rail services: light rail, commuter rail, and streetcar.

The Guidebook addresses key pedestrian safety issues associated with public transit rail services; presents pedestrian crossing issues associated with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Americans with Disabilities Act; summarizes readily available decision flowcharts used to make decisions regarding pedestrian treatments at rail crossings; presents information for 34 pedestrian treatments used at rail crossings, grouped into eight appropriate categories; and includes four case studies that examine specific decisions with respect to pedestrian rail crossings.

The Guidebook is supplemented by a final research report, TCRP Web-Only Document 63: Treatments Used at Pedestrian Crossings of Public Transit Rail Services.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Guidebook on Pedestrian Crossings of Public Transit Rail Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22183.

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163 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/22183
Chapters skim
Front Matter i-vii
Summary 1-2
Chapter 1 - Introduction 3-4
Chapter 2 - Rail Transit Services 5-17
Chapter 3 - Pedestrian Safety 18-26
Chapter 4 - NEPA-Related Issues 27-32
Chapter 5 - Accessibility/ADA Considerations 33-38
Chapter 6 - Treatment Selection 39-51
Chapter 7 - Treatment Considerations 52-55
Chapter 8 - Pedestrian Treatments 56-141
Chapter 9 - Case Studies 142-158
References 159-162
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms 163-164

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