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Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) for Public Transit Stations
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2024-09-03
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Edition:Final, September 2023 - September 2024
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Abstract:Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) uses design principles to engineer safer spaces through the management of both built and natural environmental features. CPTED principles aim to reduce the chances and fear of criminal activity by designing spaces that both deter criminal activity and build community. Notably, public transportation can be an attractor of crime, and safety is cited as one barrier to public transportation. The goal of this work is to identify opportunities to integrate CPTED into transit station design to improve perceptions of safety for riders and increase access to transit and the opportunities it provides. To accomplish this goal, the project team catalogued CPTED practices already in use by two transit agencies, even if outside of a comprehensive, explicit CPTED framework. The team also developed a CPTED checklist for rail and bus stations based on existing literature, and analyzed CPTED features in place at twelve transit stops in underserved areas. Based on findings to date, the team presents initial options for applying CPTED in public transit. CPTED principles were also integrated into the semester project of an undergraduate civil engineering course.
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