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credibility for funding requests. It would also be the basis for asking developers to provide either sidewalks or funds toward a sidewalk fund. The plan would allow for specific sidewalk and other pedestrian projects including new sidewalks, repair and maintenance of existing sidewalks, widening of sidewalks, and closing gaps in the pedestrian network. The plan should be continually updated. 6.2 Funding Sources While TEA-21 was in effect, a matrix of the federal funding sources in TEA-21 and their suitability for specific types of bicycle and pedestrian projects was developed and posted on the WalkingInfo web site (http://www.walkinginfo.org/pp/funding/gov/index.htm). Table 6.1 has been adapted from that table. Although the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA-LU) has replaced TEA-21, most if not all of the programs are still active and therefore the table is still relevant. SAFETEA-LU states that pedestrian (and bicycle) improvements “shall be considered, where appropriate, in conjunction with all new construction and reconstruction of transportation facilities, except where bicycle and pedestrian use are not permitted.” (quoted in Zegeer et al., 2006). Federal Highway Administration National Highway System: NHS funds can be used for pedestrian facilities along a national highway corridor. Surface Transportation Program (STP): Funds can be used for projects relating to intersections that have disproportionately high accident rates, have high congestion, and the community has a sidewalk plan. The broad eligibility requirements make this a particularly good source for bicycle and pedestrian programs. Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ): Funds can be used for pedestrian projects that can demonstrate air quality benefits. CMAQ funds have been used regularly for pedestrian and bicycle projects in the NYMTC region. Transportation Enhancement Program: The purpose of Transportation Enhancement (TE) activities is to benefit the traveling public and help communities to increase transportation choices and access, enhance the built and natural environment, and provide a sense of place. The first eligible activity for TE funds is the provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles and the second eligible activity is the provision of safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists. Recreational Trails: A total of $370 million is authorized nationwide through 2009 to continue this program to develop and maintain trails for recreational purposes that include pedestrian, equestrian, bicycling and non-motorized snow activities as well as off-road motorized vehicle activities. New eligibilities include construction and maintenance equipment, real estate costs, educational program costs, State administration costs, and assessment of trail conditions. In New NYMTC Pedestrian Safety Study 96
York, Projects are chosen by the NYS Office of Parks and Recreation and Historic Preservation in cooperation with FHWA. Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP): The program will fund projects to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads or publicly owned bicycle and pedestrian pathway or trail. Metropolitan and Statewide Planning Funds: These funds can be used for pedestrian safety planning. Safe Routes to School: SAFETEA-LU authorized $100 million nationally specifically for Safe Routes to School. Both infrastructure-related and behavioral projects will be geared toward providing a safe, appealing environment for walking and biking that will improve the quality of our children's lives and support national health objectives by reducing traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. Other FHWA funding programs for which some aspects of pedestrian projects are eligible include: • Federal Lands Highway Program (Projects on federally owned sites) • Scenic Byways Program (Projects on federally designated scenic byways) Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ), Surface Transportation Program (STP), and Transportation Enhancement Program traditionally funded pedestrian projects solicited through NYMTC. Other funding programs such as National Highway System (NHS) and Highway Bridge Replacement Program (HBRR) as listed on Table 6.1 offer more limited opportunities as NHS is normally used to fund limited access facilities such as freeways and parkways and HBRR is confined to rehabilitating or replacing bridges. However, opportunities exist to accommodate a pedestrian facility as part of a reconstruction project on a freeway or parkway such as a pedestrian facility over or under, a separate trailway within or parallel to a parkway’s right-of-way, or adding sidewalks to a bridge being rehabilitated or replaced using HBRR funds. Federal Transit Administration Grants to improve transit systems can be used for pedestrian access. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program (Section 402): The primary NHTSA source of funds for local safety-related projects is the State and Community Highway Safety Grants or Section 402. The funds are intended to support the State’s Performance Plan and Highway Safety Plan and to address highway safety problems that are related to human factors and roadway environment; the funds cannot be used for hardware or construction. NYMTC Pedestrian Safety Study 97
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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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Vendors Vendors set up their carts
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Page 109 and 110: VII. RECOMMENDATIONS As noted in Ch
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Page 115 and 116: REFERENCES American Council of the
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Page 135 and 136: Appendix C: TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD CO
Page 137 and 138: Appendix D: ON LINE PEDESTRIAN SAFE
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Page 143 and 144: Appendix E: NEW YORK CITY FATATLIES
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