The purpose of a leading pedestrian interval (LPI) is to provide pedestrians with the opportunity to begin crossing the street before adjacent through-movement vehicles are permitted to proceed. This procedure allows pedestrians to establish a presence in the crosswalk; this presence increases the visibility of pedestrians to drivers and therefore reduces conflicts with turning vehicles. The City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, implemented and formally evaluated an LPI in 2005. LPIs have been added to a few more intersections since then; however, the process has not been streamlined. For LPIs to be implemented at additional locations, an implementation guide and operating standard was needed. In answer to this need, transportation services of the City of Toronto developed an implementation and assessment guideline. The purpose of the guideline is to help traffic engineers identify suitable locations for LPIs by means of a checklist, determine the appropriate length of time for the LPI with a formula, and consider operation features that would maximize the positive safety effects and minimize any negative impact on vehicular capacity. The guideline also suggests a method for measuring improvements in intersection safety as a result of LPIs. Besides introducing various components of the newly developed guide, this paper provides a review of past studies on the effectiveness of LPIs in improving pedestrian safety and a review of the state of practice in other jurisdictions in regard to implementation and operation of LPIs.


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    Title :

    Leading Pedestrian Interval: Assessment and Implementation Guidelines


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2019-04-04




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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