Most of Florida was developed in the automobile age. We built entire cities for their cars, without thinking of transit, bicycling, or walking. We separated stores, schools, parks, and churches from where we live by seven-lane arterials carrying cars at high speeds. For decades, Florida lacked public policy to provide sidewalks, medians, and landscaped streets. We created 100 foot and even wider intersection crossings, with up to 12 lanes on each leg. To counteract the effects of sprawl we must retrofit many places for the pedestrian. The object of this manual is to provide the designer, planner, safety practitioner and community leader with diverse tools to create public and private spaces that work for everyone. The table of contents lists the following chapter headings: (1) Walking - the World's First and Foremost Choice in Motion; (2) Planning for Pedestrians; (3) Human Factors and the Pedestrian; (4) Characteristics of Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Crashes in Florida; (5) Pedestrians with Disabilities; (6) Sidewalks, Walkways, and Paths; (7) Motorist and Pedestrian Signs and Markings; (8) Signalization; (9) Crosswalks, Stop Lines, Curb Ramps, and Refuge Islands; (10) One-way Streets; (11) Intersections; (12) Midblock Crossings; (13) Parking and Safe Access to Buildings and Schools; (14) School Access and School Zone Practices; (15) Traffic Calming Strategies; (16) Exclusive Pedestrian Facilities; (17) Work Zone Pedestrian Safety; (18) On-Street Parking; (19) Street Lighting for Pedestrians; (20) Grade-Separated Crossings; and (21) Boulevards. (A)
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