There is a natural interaction between pedestrians and public transit rail services. To compile the guidance from other existing resources into one document, and to supplement that guidance with observations of existing pedestrian-rail treatments, TCRP sponsored this project to develop a Guidebook for pedestrian crossings of public transit rail services. Several research activities were conducted to develop the Guidebook including conducting a literature review, investigating online transit crash databases, performing online survey of practitioners, and conducting telephone interviews to ask for further details. The key research activity was visiting several public transit rail services crossings to observe the challenges faced by pedestrians at public transit rail services crossings. Site visits were made to Boston, Portland, and Los Angeles. The purpose of pedestrian crossing devices is to make pedestrians aware of the presence of the train and/or to prevent pedestrians from crossing at inappropriate times. Some of the crossing treatments fit within a traffic control device category while others, such as fencing, are part of the infrastructure provided at the crossing. A single crossing treatment or device will not be sufficient; rather a combination of devices is needed to communicate appropriate crossing locations and crossing times.
Treatments Used at Pedestrian Crossings of Public Transit Rail Services
2014
166 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Railroad Transportation , Transportation Safety , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Pedestrians , Crosswalks , Rail transit , Pedestrian crossings , Public transit , Pedestrian safety , Light rail , Commuter rail , Streetcar services , Rail services , Rail crossings , Case studies , Crossing treatments , Transit rail services , Trains
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