Innovative Pedestrian Safety Improvement Research on US 19 in Pinellas County

This paper summarizes the results of a project to study the Pinellas County US 19 corridor’s pedestrian safety issues that was funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 7. The corridor’s crash data and infrastructure information were collected and reviewed in detail, after which recommendations were made to reduce crashes involving pedestrians along the corridor. A correlation analysis was conducted to reveal the relationship between the pedestrian crash and access density, transit stop density, and lighting level. Countermeasure recommendations included innovative approaches to pedestrian safety based on a comprehensive review of recent national and international studies. The countermeasures included engineering, enforcement, and human behavior modification tactics. It is expected that the countermeasures identified for this high speed and multi-lane corridor shall be applicable along the remainder of US 19 and similar principal arterials in other regions.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Zhou, Huaguo
  • Miller, Damian
  • Hsu, Peter
  • Lin, Pei-Sung
• Conference:
  • ITE 2008 Technical Conference and Exhibit
  • Location: Miami FL, United States
  • Date: 2008-3-30 to 2008-4-2
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 16p
• Monograph Title: Compendium of Technical Papers. ITE 2008 Technical Conference and Exhibit, March 30-April 2, 2008, Miami, Florida

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Behavior modification; Bus stops; Countermeasures; Highway engineering; Pedestrian safety; Street lighting; Traffic law enforcement
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01109095
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 22 2008 8:43AM