Pedestrian Safety and Planning San Diego Pedestrian Design Guidelines In association with Community Design + Architecture of Oakland, W-Trans provided traffic engineering assistance in the development of model pedestrian facility design guidelines for the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). The document provides a coherent set of guidelines for creating an environment conducive to walking that local communities can adopt and tailor for their specific conditions. The focus of the guidelines is placed on the design of the entire street right-of-way, balancing the needs of motorized traffic and bicyclists with those of the pedestrian. Recommendations for the design of the "pedestrian realm" are included, identifying appropriate dimensions, amenities, lighting, etc. and the design of the buildings fronting the pedestrian path. W-Trans developed a list of prototype pedestrian crossing treatments for various traffic volume, speed and adjacent land use conditions. The document can be found on SANDAG's website at this link. San Jose University Area Pedestrian Safety Design In response to the City of San Jose's priorities to address pedestrian safety and create a walkable, pedestrian-friendly downtown in the Civic Plaza-San Jose State University Area, W-Trans completed a pedestrian safety study which identified issues related to intersection operation within the study area and proposed measures to enhance pedestrian orientation. The process included the creation of a toolbox of crossing treatments that may be used to enhance pedestrian safety. Treatments included a range from physical measures, such as signs and markings, lighting, and traffic signal equipment, to the use of advanced Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) devices and operational improvements. City of San Francisco Pedestrian Facility Improvements The focus of this study was to evaluate conditions which contribute to a high rate of pedestrian-vehicle collisions and to develop recommendations for reducing the number of pedestrian collisions at the highest incidence locations in the City of San Francisco. The study included eleven locations which were ranked based on the severity of collisions as well as several types of collision rates. Based on an evaluation of the collision history, vehicular traffic volumes, pedestrian volumes, and field reviews, a number of recommendations were developed for each intersection to improve pedestrian safety. The majority of these improvements were low to medium cost solutions. Measures which could be implemented at a later date were also recommended. These measures were generally more costly, but would further address the pedestrian collision issues if the short term improvements did not result in sufficiently reduced collision experience. Other projects of note: Sonoma Highway Pedestrian/Bike Trail Crossing Ukiah Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Sonoma Regional Bike Trail Crossing Improvements Santa Rosa Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update Andersen Drive Midblock Pedestrian Crossing (San Rafael) Oakland In-Roadway Pedestrian Warning Light Evaluation and Guidelines California Office of Traffic Safety In-Roadway Pedestrian Warning Light Evaluation Download Document (PDF). Get Acrobat Viewer.

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