Meet Me at the Crosswalk on the Way to School: A Data, Driven Analysis on School Crossing Guard Deployment and Program Effectiveness in Washington, D.C.

The School Crossing Guard (SCG) Program in Washington, DC is a popular and highly visible program aimed at ensuring that schoolchildren get to school safely. Around since 1953, the SCG program is enduring resource strains as parents are demanding a crossing guard at every school, if not every intersection for their kid’s route to school against maintaining staffing to operate the program effectively. This investigation looks into defining the framework for a holistic, data-based deployment strategy with a goal of pivoting from a primarily localized request driven program to more of a citywide need-based and optimized placement program. Furthermore, this investigation also evaluates the effectiveness of the program from a safety standpoint in the District of Columbia and an approach to monitor the impact guard placement has on school age pedestrian safety at the intersection level.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANB10 Standing Committee on Transportation Safety Management.
• Authors:
  • Robey, Taylor
  • Perez, Benito O
  • Jain, Rahul
  • Dey, Soumya S
  • Thweatt, Dena
  • Koch, David
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2018-1-7 to 2018-1-11
• Date: 2018

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 17p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intersections; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian safety; School children; School trips; Selection and appointment; Walking
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01660890
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 18-03513
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 22 2018 9:16AM