Technology to Make Signalized Intersections Safer for Pedestrians with Disabilities
This article describes the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative (ATTRI) program. For travelers with disabilities, navigation along city streets and access to public transportation present significant challenges and often impose severe limits on freedom of movement and the ability to accomplish normal daily activities. FHWA established ATTRI to explore the role of technology in addressing these challenges. One technological advance funded by ATTRI is PedPal, a mobile app that enables pedestrians to communicate directly with signalized intersections and actively influence traffic control decisions to enhance their safety.
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Authors:
- Vadakpat, Govindarajan
- Smith, Stephen F
- Rubinstein, Zachary B
- Dias, M Bernardine
- Publication Date: 2021
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; Photos;
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Serial:
- Public Roads
- Volume: 84
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
- ISSN: 0033-3735
- Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
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Publication flags:
Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Field tests; Mobile applications; Mobility; Pedestrian actuated controllers; Pedestrian safety; Persons with disabilities; Signalized intersections; Technological innovations
- Identifier Terms: Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative (ATTRI); PedPal
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01762724
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 27 2021 9:55AM