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• Model ice cream truck ordinance: Suggested provisions are restricting the types of locations were the trucks are allowed and requiring other vehicles to stop before passing them. • Model bus stop ordinance: Requiring bus stops to be far-side, where possible (see Section 5.2.6 for some exceptions), would reduce the danger of pedestrians crossing in front of the bus after disembarking. • Multiple vehicle overtaking ordinance: This would require vehicles to stop if another vehicle is stopped at a cross walk, reducing crashes caused by vehicles that have stopped for pedestrians and thereby block the view of overtaking vehicles. (The purpose is similar to that of the bus stop ordinance.) • Parking near intersections or crosswalk ordinance: The ordinance would prohibit parking within 15 to 18 meters of a crosswalk, again with the objective of increasing visibility. NYMTC Pedestrian Safety Study 94
VI. FUNDING Funding for pedestrian safety projects came up frequently during the interviews. This section provides a brief summary of funding strategies and sources. 6.1 Funding Strategies The new manual, How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (Zegeer et al., 2006; available at http://www.walkinginfo.org/pp/howtoguide2006.pdf), suggests four strategies for funding pedestrian safety improvements: ♦ Routine accommodation in new projects ♦ Partnerships ♦ Dedicated funds and set asides ♦ Annual maintenance budget Routine accommodation in new projects: Several agencies in the NYMTC region are already doing this as a routine planning measure, and in fact, all roadway and transit projects should be analyzed for associated pedestrian improvements. Project selection criteria for inclusion in the TIP could be modified to promote projects that have pedestrian safety components. NYSDOT has a “Pedestrian Generator Checklist” in Chapter 18 the NYSDOT Design Manual for determining if pedestrian improvements should be made as part of a project. [Available at: http://www.dot.state.ny.us/cmb/consult/hdmfiles/chapt_18.pdf] Partnerships: The partnership might be with another public agency or with a private developer. Possible examples of projects to partner with are utility work along a roadway could or the construction of a new school. An important partnership that should be considered for many projects is using NHTSA funds (through the local Traffic Safety Board and GTSC) to add enforcement and education components to engineering projects. Another suggestion is grouping several small pedestrian improvement projects and including them with a nearby larger project. Dedicated funds and set asides: NYSDOT, NYMTC, or a local government can set up a dedicated fund or set aside a percentage of a larger fund to be used specifically for pedestrian safety improvements. NYSDOT Regions typically block out funds for future pedestrian projects in their 12 year capital programs. A similar possibility is to establish a sidewalk fund with fees paid by developers in lieu of building sidewalks in their projects. The funds could then be used for pedestrian facilities where they are most needed. The manual cautions that the dedicated fund should not be used for routine accommodation in projects. Annual maintenance budget: Small improvements, such as widening a sidewalk or providing high visibility crosswalks, can be included during maintenance. An important strategy for obtaining funding is to develop a sidewalk plan (or sidewalk and bicycle plan) to identify and prioritize pedestrian infrastructure needs. The plan would provide NYMTC Pedestrian Safety Study 95
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New York Metropolitan Transportatio
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1. Report No. 2. Government Accessi
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1
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Table of Figures 2.1 Ten Year Trend
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I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Study Origin an
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in the United States; the 2004 data
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Table 1.1 Organizations That Were I
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II. BACKGROUND ON PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
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Figure 2.1 Ten Year Trend in Pedest
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Figure 2.3 Historic Trend in Annual
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than fatality rates.) The most noti
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III. ORGANIZATIONS FOR PEDESTRIAN S
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• Updating and creating new stand
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The New York State Metropolitan Pla
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getting input from people who have
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i. 20% of priority crash locations
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located by reference marker (the sm
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that the proper signage and other t
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and funding has been secured to adv
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Westchester County and NYSDOT have
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programs in each borough. The NYCDO
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IV. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISSUES IN THE
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Drivers: Typical statements about d
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• Ability to lift foot high decre
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The national data indicates that th
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