EVALUATING AND IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN UTAH: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISSUES, ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This document offers recommendations for improving pedestrian safety in Utah. The primary resource document for this report was the "Statewide Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan" (SPBP), which was approved by the Utah Department of Transportation in February 2001. While the SPBP considers both pedestrians and bicycles, the current research, and this report, focuses on pedestrian-related concerns. The format of the body of this report is to, within each section, identify the key issues and concerns, describe any policies, plans or actions as discussed in the SPBP or other writings, then offer one or more recommendations. The sections are as follows: Construction zones; Driver awareness; Enforcement; Federal legislation and funding; Inventorying pedestrian facilities; Local planning and community advocacy; Pedestrian safety education; Pedestrian-vehicle crash statistics and outcomes; Public transit access; Railroad crossings; Regional planning; Safety and liability concerns; Shared usage of trails and paths; Snow removal; Statewide legislation; Usage of controlled-access highways; and Walkways and supporting facilities.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=491
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Utah, Salt Lake City

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  122 South Central Campus Drive
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84112

  Utah Department of Transportation

  4501 South 2700 West
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84114-8410

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108
• Authors:
  • Cottrell, W D
• Publication Date: 2004-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 48 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Advocacy groups; Awareness; Federal aid; Federal laws; Freeways; Improvements; Law enforcement; Liability; Pedestrian areas; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Public transit; Railroad grade crossings; Recommendations; Regional planning; Snow removal; State laws; Traffic safety education; Walkways; Work zones
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shared use facilities
• Geographic Terms: Utah
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975835
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MPC Report No. 04-157
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 7 2004 12:00AM