A Resident's Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities

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Resource Materials

This section includes more detailed fact sheets, specific ways to take action, and sample materials that can be used to generate ideas and improve the walkability of your community.

Resource Sheet 1: Pedestrian Safety Improvement Activities

Resource Sheet 2: Ten Reasons to Support Walking

Resource Sheet 3: Identifying Pedestrian Safety Concerns Using a Walkability Audit

Resource Sheet 4: Local Sources of Information and Materials

Resource Sheet 5: Anticipating Concerns

Resource Sheet 6: Ten Things Your Pedestrian Group Can Do

Resource Sheet 7: Engineering Solutions to Improve Pedestrian Safety

Resource Sheet 8: Safety Tips for Pedestrians and Drivers

Resource Sheet 9: Strategies for Pedestrian Safety Education and Public Awareness

Resource Sheet 10: Enforcement Contact Worksheet

Resource Sheet 11: Sample "Warning" Letter to Drivers

 

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Program Contact

Tamara Redmon

202-366-4077

Dick Schaffer

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