Pedestrian Crossing Control Guide, Third Edition

Walking is a vital activity which requires suitable infrastructure as a core element in the provision of a sustainable, equitable, and safe transportation system. Pedestrian crossing control presents a challenge for traffic engineers, urban planners, road designers, and others given the need to accommodate pedestrians safely in an interactive manner with other users of the transportation system. The Pedestrian Crossing Control Guide is primarily intended to augment the information about pedestrian crossing control devices and their applications contained in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC). The main objective of this Guide is to promote uniformity across the country with respect to the approach used in the provision of pedestrian crossing control. This is done through the development of a decision support tool to assist in the decision-making process when establishing the need for controlling the traffic to enable pedestrians to cross the roadway safely and identifying the type of traffic control device that would be most suitable for the location’s cross section, vehicular exposure, and pedestrian demand.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Montufar, J
  • Patmore.K
  • Bahar, G
• Publication Date: 2018

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 1 v., v+71p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Driver information systems; Flashing traffic signals; Installation; Road markings; School crossings; School patrols; Schools; Specifications; Traffic control; Traffic signals; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vicinity
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 562: Carriageway marking; 8763: Driver information; 514: Flashing light; 3840: Installation; 1659: Pedestrian crossing; 101: School; 1668: School crossing patrol; 177: Specifications; 654: Traffic control; 553: Traffic sign; 565: Traffic signal; 393: Vicinity
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01678278
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TAC
• Created Date: Aug 22 2018 1:41PM