Designing Streets for Pedestrians Safety

Oakland (2-Day Course)

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Dates: February 22 - 23, 2007
Training Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Caltrans District 4 Headquarters
111 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612
Meeting Room: Parkview (room 15-700) located on the 15th floor
Description: Click here for detailed course information.
   

*PLEASE NOTE: All Caltrans employees must bring their ID to the training.  A list of registrants will be provided for non-Caltrans employees.


Class starts promptly at 8:30 and ends at 4:30. Attendees should arrive by 8:15 a.m.
Agenda

Day 1

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.   Introductions: Attendees explain their background and what they hope to learn.
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.  
Planning factors that impact pedestrian safety:
-   Land use; street connectivity; access management; site design; LOS;
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.   Break
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.  
Sidewalk design elements that impact pedestrian safety:
-   Basic sidewalk design: width, clearances, accessibility, the need for buffers
-   Driveways & alleys: maintaining sidewalk continuity
10:45-11:00 a.m.  
Break
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  
Street Crossings:
-   Principals of human behavior; the need to provide safe, frequent and convenient crossings; midblock vs. intersection crossing safety
-   Crosswalks: justification, where they're applicable; crosswalk markings
-   Tools for improving the effectiveness of crosswalks: Illumination; flashing lights and beacons; signing; advance stop or yield lines - reduce multiple threat crashes
-   Medians & islands: break up long crossings into 2 steps
-   Pedestrian signals: meeting warrants, providing a hot response; innovative techniques
-   Grade-separation: why it fails, where it's applicable, how to make it succeed
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.   Lunch (on your own)
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.  
Street crossings continued
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.   Break
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.  
Intersection geometry:
-   Geometric concerns: intersections size; choosing the right size radius; complex and skewed intersections
-   Curb extensions: reducing crossing distance
-   Crosswalk placement: how to place crosswalks where they’ll be used
-   Islands: right trun slip lane design
-   Interchanges: accommodating pedestrians at exit and entrance ramps
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.   Break
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.  
Intersection geometry continued:
 

Day 2

     
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.  
Intersection signalization:
-   The purpose of signals; their effect on pedestrian safety; meeting warrants
-   Ped signal placement
-   Countdown pedestrian signals
-   Push-button placement
-   Signal timing techniques: pedestrian signal timing; restricting turn movements; Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI); all ped scramble; ITS applications
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.   Break
9:45 - 10:05 a.m.   Roundabouts: Proper design, essential pedestrian safety considerations
10:05 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.   Transit: Bus stop design; location of bus stops & pedestrian crossing safety
10:25 - 10:45 a.m.   Road Diets: Reducing street width enhances pedestrian safety without compromising capacity
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.   Prepare for field trip
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.   Working lunch: problem solveing/brainstorming policy changes
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.   Solutions and Policy Reports
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.   Break
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.   Selecting high priority policy changes
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.   Wrap-up; next steps