Development of pedestrian & bicycle transportation course modules.

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• Creators:
  Rodriguez, Daniel A. ; Turochy, Rod ; Sundstrom, Carl ; Sandt, Laura
• Corporate Creators:
  Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pedestrians
  • Cyclists
  • Bicycle safety
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Transportation planning
  • Curricula
  • Education and training
  • Transportation engineers
  • Universities and colleges
• Publication/ Report Number:
  2012-028
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)
• Abstract:
  According to a 2012 report by the Alliance for Biking and Walking, crashes involving bicyclists ; and/or pedestrians account for almost 15% of all traffic crashes. The states that house STRIDE ; consortium universities, including Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Mississippi, ; are among the top seven states with the highest pedestrian and bicyclist fatality rates in the ; nation. Training the next generation of planners and engineers to consider pedestrian and ; bicyclist needs is critical to addressing safety and livability concerns and creating more balanced, ; integrated, and efficient transportation systems. We developed and evaluated three short teaching ; modules for undergraduate students on planning and design for pedestrians and bicyclists ; (available at http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/training/courses_short.cfm). Each module includes a ; PowerPoint file and a narrative accompanying the file. The third module also contains a mini ; exercise or capstone case, bringing together the concepts presented in the three previous ; modules. The aim is that the instructor can choose between one, two, or all three modules. ; Modules were tested and evaluated by students at Auburn University enrolled in a junior-level ; introductory Transportation Engineering course. Since being made available to the public in ; August 2013, the materials were downloaded more than 120 times by individuals affiliated with ; educational and non-educational institutions. Although the main use of the modules is ; educational and training activities, they have also been used for advocacy and practice.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29344/dot_29344_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 634.37 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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