Improving pedestrian safety requires a comprehensive program of engineering, education and enforcement. These programs have already been implemented in several states and localities. Roadway improvements include the use of sidewalks and walkways, facilities for the handicapped, such as curb cuts and increased intersection WALK sign times, far-side bus stops, improved night-time lighting, improved traffic control devices, such as signs, push-button signals and use of pedestrian signals, school zone improvements and safety islands. To help develop a successful pedestrian safety program, local agencies should conduct studies of pedestrian accident types and the location of the accidents in order to be able to determine the best pedestrian safety program to implement. This Recommended Practice discusses guidelines for the design and safety of pedestrian facilities to provide safe and efficient opportunities for people to walk near streets and highways. This report, Design and Safety of Pedestrian Facilities, RP-026A, was approved in June 1997 as a Recommended Practice of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). It supersedes the Proposed Recommended Practice, RP-026, dated December 1994.
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