Global Benchmarking Program: Reducing Pedestrian Fatalities and Serious Injuries on Urban Signalized Arterials

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• Creators:
  Chiarenza, Jonah ; Borah, Annisha
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Contributors:
  Griffith, Michael ; Schaftlein, Shari
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Arterial Highways Innovation Pedestrian Safety Planning Policy Vulnerable Road Users
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-PL-22-020
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This study illustrates the approach international peers take to reducing pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries on urban, signalized arterial roadways, where the majority of U.S. pedestrian fatalities occur. The study seeks to identify innovations in engineering, policy, and planning that may be successfully applied in the United States. The study findings show that New Zealand is likely the best peer country from which the U.S. can learn, based on a combination of pedestrian safety performance and context similarity. The next best matches are Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada, followed by the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. While there are valuable takeaways from work being done in cities in Brazil and Colombia, the other countries are more suitable candidates across a broader range of criteria. The body of this report provides information about the various achievements of all the countries included in this study in advancing pedestrian and other road user safety. Many innovative practices from these countries should be considered by the U.S. in addition to more detailed learning from a study tour to one or more specific countries.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  693JJ318N300015, HW05A1
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:db39d1f36ea501b7be26718d74dadbe68351405d9088d386b9bc13952c8000c90289786d7c42f41559e1e6b3048843a87422ec0600d3ae759a1fec620883387a
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86535/dot_86535_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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