Guidance to Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety at Intersections (2020) / Chapter Skim
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10 GUIDANCE TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS Chapter 1: Frame the Process All transportation projects seek to promote and provide for the safety of the public. This chapter describes the first step of the safety identification process, providing an overview of how project scoping and strategy decisions may impact pedestrian and bicyclist safety assessments and countermeasure selection.
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11 GUIDANCE TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS discussion of purpose and need here is not intended to supplant or supersede guidance for a purpose and need statement as established by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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12 GUIDANCE TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS 1.3 Project Delivery Method Whether selecting countermeasures under scopes of work that have already been developed, or developing a scope of work to initiate a project, it is important to understand that the project delivery method can constrain the potential countermeasure options. The delivery method can also impact the relative degree of flexibility available to apply engineering judgment when determining project design values.
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13 GUIDANCE TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS Restoration, resurfacing, or rehabilitation (3R projects) These maintenance projects are the most common project types and involve pavement surface repairs and targeted safety improvements.
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14 GUIDANCE TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS 1.5 Project Context Another key component of framing the process includes being clear about the project's context -- both now and in the future. The project context includes an understanding of the role of land use in influencing roadway user behavior and potential countermeasure effectiveness, clarity about modal priority (e.g., is the project along a key part of the pedestrian and/or bicycle low-stress network, or is it in response to a serious pedestrian safety problem?
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15 GUIDANCE TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS A systemic approach has larger data needs, as it looks at crash history over a larger area to identify combinations of geometric, operational, and land use characteristics which contribute to crashes. It requires a more intensive initial data analysis to assess these characteristics and establish contributing factors to crashes.
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