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A Resident's Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities

Resource Materials

Resource Sheet 4: Local Sources of Information and Materials

Use this sheet to organize contact information for people and agencies in your community who are involved in pedestrian issues.

Local or state pedestrian and bicycle coordinator

Name/Contact info

Resources

Local or state safe routes to school coordinator

Name/Contact info

Resources

Local or regional pedestrian advocacy group

Name/Contact info

Resources

Local or state safety organization (e.g., Safe Kids, Safe Communities, etc.)

Name/Contact infoProgram Contact

Resources

Local or state patrol/police department

Name/Contact info

Resources

Local or state health department

Name/Contact info

Resources

Public works or engineering department

Name/Contact info

Resources

State department of transportation (DOT)

Name/Contact info

Resources

Regional National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) office

Name/Contact info

Resources

Local or state American Automobile Association (AAA)

Name/Contact info

Resources

Other

Tamara Redmon
tamara.redmon@dot.gov
202-366-4077

Dick Schaffer
dick.schaffer@dot.gov
202-366-2176

What's New

The FHWA Safety Office is continually developing new materials to assist states, localities and citizens in improving pedestrian and bicycle safety. The materials listed on this page were completed recently.

Examples of State/Local Pedestrian Safety Action Plans

Pedestrian Forum - Fall 2009

LTAP/TTAP Interchange, Tamara Redmon

Evaluation of the Focused Approach to Pedestrian Safety Program (PDF 225 KB)

“Not in Roadway” Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes (PDF 132 KB)

How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (PDF 5.14 MB)

FHWA Guidance Memo Contains Provisions to Improve Pedestrian Safety

Toolbox of Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness for Pedestrian Crashes

Pedestrian Safety Guide for Transit Agencies

Evaluation of Pedestrian Countermeasures in Three Cities: San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami

Pedestrian Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists