1. Crossing the Complete Street Presentation for the Sacramento Complete Streets Workshop July 10, 2009 Meghan F. Mitman, AICP Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants

2. 1 2 3 4 5 Photo: Charlie Zegeer How Many Crosswalks?

3. The Incomplete Street Credit http://assets.aarp.org/www.aarp.org_/articles/bulletin/sep07-complete-streets-pop.jpg

4. The Complete Street Credit http://assets.aarp.org/www.aarp.org_/articles/bulletin/sep07-complete-streets-pop.jpg

6. Key: C = Candidate sites for marked crosswalks; P = Possible increase in pedestrian crashes may occur if crosswalks are marked without other pedestrian enhancements; N = Marked crosswalks alone are insufficient. Background

8. Caltrans/ UCB Study: Knowledge of Right-of-Way Laws

9. Increasing confusion with complexity; Better informed (primary) pedestrians overall Percent correct

10. Caltrans/ UCB Study: Field Observations

11. Behavior Observations: Summary of Results  In unmarked crosswalks: –Pace: Peds walk faster –Gaps in Traffic: Peds wait for larger gaps –Yielding: Drivers yield to pedestrians less frequently –Multiple Threat: Peds have a lower potential threat

12. Multiple Threat Crash Type

13. Crossing the Complete Street Credit http://assets.aarp.org/www.aarp.org_/articles/bulletin/sep07-complete-streets-pop.jpg

14. Our Responsibility “Pedestrians have a right to cross roads safely, and, therefore, planners and engineers have a professional responsibility to plan, design, and install safe crossing facilities.” Zegeer, et al., 2001 FHWA Crosswalk Study

15. The Basics

16. Photo: City of San Leandro

17. Photo: www.stopexperts.com Treatments to Look For

18. Photos: City of Tuscon

19. Crosswalk Policies

21. Education and Enforcement

22. Pedestrian Safety Assessments  Programs, Policies, and Practices Benchmarking  Walking Audits http://www.techtransfer.berkeley.edu/pedsafety/

23. Thank You! Questions and comments are welcome: m.mitman@fehrandpeers.com (415) 348-0300

24. Extra Slides

25. High Visibility Crosswalks Photo: Matthew Ridgway Photo: Ed Cox

26. SpeedWidth 25-30 MPH5 Feet 30-35 MPH6 Feet 35-45 MPH8 Feet Geometric Changes Photo: Matthew Ridgway Credit: Fehr & Peers

27. Geometric Changes Photo: Thomas Kronemeyer Photo: Matthew Ridgway

28. Geometric Changes Photo: City of San Leandro

29. Other Enhancements Photo: Matthew Ridgway

30. MUTCD Pedestrian Updates: The Stutter Flash http://www.stopexperts.com/gallery.html Photo: www.stopexperts.com

31. Signals Photos: City of Tuscon

32. Grade-Separation Photo by Dave Campbell Photo: Dave Campbell