Enhancing Pedestrian Experiences at Roundabouts [Technical Summary]

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• Creators:
  Gustafson, Joe ; Godavarthy, Ranjit
• Corporate Creators:
  Washington County, MN ; North Dakota State University ; CTC & Associates LLC
• Corporate Contributors:
  Local Road Research Board ; Minnesota. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Multilane highways
  • Roundabouts
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Crosswalks
  • Pedestrian actuated controllers
  • Planning and design
  • Multilane roundabouts
  • Single-lane roundabouts
  • Rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Minnesota ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Local Road Research Board
• Abstract:
  The goal of this project was to understand pedestrian issues with roundabouts, identify strategies to enhance the pedestrian experience and develop guidance for local agencies creating new roundabouts and evaluating existing ones. Researchers reviewed past studies and strategies to control pedestrian crossings in roundabouts and the most cost-effective treatments that enhance accessibility and improve driver-yielding behavior, including both signalized and nonsignalized crosswalk options. An online survey was distributed to city and county traffic engineers and the project’s Technical Advisory Panel, and follow-up emails or phone calls with 80 respondents led investigators to initially identify 15 locations with known or perceived issues and complaints.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66563/dot_66563_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 449.50 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ba2be4dfe7578e98a26cf98cc14f9d6aa4448afaa8eb7935c9ca5b4e1a3b92ad