Applying Civic Innovation Methods To Advance Safety Education: A Pilot Program
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2021-08-01
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Corporate Contributors:United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration ; Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety
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Edition:Final Report (June 2019-July 2021), Slide Deck, Brief
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Abstract:One of the major barriers to the implementation of Safe Systems is the lack of clarity and understanding of the subject among project stakeholders, particularly among minority and disadvantaged populations. Advancing safety requires us to not only enhance our planning and design processes, but to establish local cultural and belief systems that value, prioritize, and advocate for traffic safety. This report details an effort to link creative placemaking techniques with traffic safety through events centered on the Little Havana neighborhood, a lower-income, predominantly immigrant community in Miami. This culminated in the Cardboard Challenge, an event that sought to engage school-aged children in developing a model city using recycled materials, and then evaluating the safety of associated transportation network. This report details this effort and provides guidance that can be used by other communities seeking to engage non-traditional partners in the planning and programming of traffic safety investments.
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