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♦ Fostering the 3Es: Effective implementation of safety improvements requires coordination of engineering, education, and enforcement; however, the agencies responsible for the three efforts often operate in isolation. Within each jurisdiction, the lines of communication between the enforcement and engineering agencies should be opened and maintained. Engineering improvements should entail education and enforcement components where appropriate. ♦ Development of Safety Impact Teams, similar to New Jersey DOT’s, to investigate the scenes of fatal and serious injury crashes. Information from the investigations should both be used to make corrections or improvements to the crash sites and be included in the crash database for analysis that will lead to a fuller understanding of conditions that contribute to crashes. The teams should include representatives of engineering, education, and enforcement agencies, and should seek input from the community where appropriate. ♦ Coordination between agencies and/or jurisdictions: Collaboration with/between engineers (state, county, town, municipal) is a key when designing intersections, bus stops, etc. There are pedestrian safety issues that cross-jurisdictional lines; for example, corridors that cross municipal or county lines, and the areas around the Port Authority Bus Terminal. ♦ Sharing of technical information: Many municipalities and agencies are not aware of effective techniques and strategies for pedestrian safety. This project should improve information among agencies, but there is an ongoing need for quickly assimilated information. The SAWG should periodically review new techniques for improving pedestrian safety and provide brief summaries with references to longer documents about the techniques. This is particularly important for the smaller agencies and municipalities, which do not have the resources to stay aware of recent research. The NYMTC website could be a source for information and links to other sites. Many of the agencies within the NYMTC region implement new technologies and innovative strategies; SAWG should act as a forum for sharing information about the technologies and strategies and their outcomes. 7.3 Provide Training in Pedestrian Safety NYMTC should continue to host and promote training and workshops in pedestrian safety. Some specific suggestions are: • NYMTC should continue to host workshops and other programs specific to pedestrian safety such as: o How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan o Designing Streets for Pedestrian Safety o Walkable Communities o Road Safety Audits with an emphasis on pedestrian safety NYMTC Pedestrian Safety Study 102
o Safe Routes to School • NYMTC should conduct a forum on pedestrian safety and best practices • NYMTC should hold workshop for municipalities and community groups on how to apply for pedestrian safety grants. • NYMTC should host forums for decision makers on pedestrian safety The nature of how the courses are delivered should also be adapted to the characteristics of the region and how design is done: ♦ Course workshops should be offered in multiple locations throughout the region. It is difficult for engineers from the smaller, more remote departments to get to the city. ♦ Consultants should be invited. In some jurisdictions, much of the design work is done by consultants; to ensure that pedestrian safety is considered early in the design stage, the consultants need to be knowledgeable about the latest techniques. ♦ Other media, such as handouts (particularly brief, quickly assimilated handouts), brochures, conferences, brown bag lunches for engineers, should also be used. Other agencies should also provide education and training to their constituencies and their employees. For example: ♦ Transit agencies should consider providing their drivers with pedestrian awareness training, similar to that conducted by New Jersey Transit. 7.4 Educate the Public A common thread throughout the interviews was that pedestrians and drivers need to change their behavior. This requires an effective education program. Effective means of getting existing educational material to the target groups should be developed. New materials should be developed by educators and translated into different languages recognizing cultural factors. Materials should also use a positive approach, and avoid the negative commandment; instead of “Don’t . . ..” explain what to “Do..” and how it will protect us. The negative consequences of unsafe behavior should also be made clear. An effective way of changing adult behavior is to emphasize their role as models for their children. ♦ Educate children in good walking habits: o There are several good programs in existence already, such as Safety City (NYCDOT) and Safety Town (Nassau County Police Department); other counties should consider developing similar programs. o All communities should develop Safe Routes to School Programs. o Develop or expand the use of brochures for parents that will be distributed through the schools. Keep in mind that one of the most effective ways to change adult behavior is through engaging the children, and they engage the rest of their family. o Develop a brochure for children from suburban communities for walking in New York City. NYMTC Pedestrian Safety Study 103
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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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Table 4.1 Continued Staten Island H
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4.4 Existing Infrastructure and Lan
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Some sidewalks are poorly designed
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Page 103 and 104: VI. FUNDING Funding for pedestrian
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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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