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Guidelines for Installing Pedestrian Treatments at Midblock Locations
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2020-12-01
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Edition:Final Report, January 2019 – December 2020
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Abstract:This study explored pedestrian safety treatments used at midblock locations to assist the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in developing guidelines to improve pedestrian safety. The specific objectives included (a) identifying arterial corridors that are prone to pedestrian crashes, (b) recommending pedestrian treatments to be installed at these locations, and (c) developing guidelines to assist in selecting the midblock locations and pedestrian treatments for improving pedestrian safety. The research identified the top 20 pedestrian crash hotspots in FDOT District Four. A detailed analysis was then conducted to determine the geometric, traffic, land-use, and census variables that could potentially influence pedestrian safety at midblock locations and to develop crash modification factors (CMFs). The modeling results identified the following variables whose increase resulted in a higher frequency of pedestrian crashes and were significant at a 90% credible interval: natural logarithm of average annual daily traffic (AADT), proportion of the low-income population, density of bus stops, density of bars and food joints, and density of shopping centers. A lower proportion of senior population and logarithm of the total population showed a reduction in the frequency of pedestrian crashes and were significant at a 90% credible interval. The research developed a set of guidelines to follow when considering a midblock location for installing pedestrian crossing treatments. The assessment procedure was presented in the form of flow charts that covered the following criteria: the distance of the potential location from established crossing points, AADT, pedestrian activities, posted speed limit, roadway configuration, pedestrian crash hotspots, and income level. The developed guidelines are expected to help practitioners make decisions about pedestrian safety in identifying and prioritizing midblock locations to install pedestrian crossing treatments.
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