| Dates: |
February 20 – 21, 2007 |
| Location: |
Stockton Grand Hotel
2323 Grand Canal Blvd.
Stockton, CA 95207 |
| Hotel Information: |
A small room block has been secured at the hotel for the state rate of $84.00. Please call (209) 957-9090 to make your reservation. Ask for the room block, Designing Streets for Pedestrians Safety. Hotel reservation cutoff date is February 10, 2007. |
| Room Number: |
Conference Room 1 |
| Training Time: |
February 20, 2007; 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
February 21, 2007; 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Description: |
Click here for detailed course information. |
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*The 2-day version is highly recommended because it includes visiting one or more high-pedestrian crash sites, selecting potential countermeasures, and developing a framework for the agency’s pedestrian safety action plan. |
| Agenda |
Day 1 |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. |
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Introductions: Attendees explain their background and what they hope to learn. |
| 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. |
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| Planning factors that impact pedestrian safety: |
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Land use; street connectivity; access management; site design; LOS; |
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| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. |
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Break |
| 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. |
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| Sidewalk design elements that impact pedestrian safety: |
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Basic sidewalk design: width, clearances, accessibility, the need for buffers |
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Driveways & alleys: maintaining sidewalk continuity |
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| 10:45-11:00 a.m. |
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| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
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| Street Crossings: |
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Principals of human behavior; the need to provide safe, frequent and convenient crossings; midblock vs. intersection crossing safety |
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Crosswalks: justification, where they're applicable; crosswalk markings |
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Tools for improving the effectiveness of crosswalks: Illumination; flashing lights and beacons; signing; advance stop or yield lines - reduce multiple threat crashes |
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Medians & islands: break up long crossings into 2 steps |
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Pedestrian signals: meeting warrants, providing a hot response; innovative techniques |
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Grade-separation: why it fails, where it's applicable, how to make it succeed |
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| 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. |
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Lunch (on your own) |
| 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. |
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| Street crossings continued |
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| 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
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Break |
| 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. |
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| Intersection geometry: |
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Geometric concerns: intersections size; choosing the right size radius; complex and skewed intersections |
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Curb extensions: reducing crossing distance |
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Crosswalk placement: how to place crosswalks where they’ll be used |
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Islands: right trun slip lane design |
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Interchanges: accommodating pedestrians at exit and entrance ramps |
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| 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
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Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
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| Intersection geometry continued: |
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Day 2 |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. |
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| Intersection signalization: |
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The purpose of signals; their effect on pedestrian safety; meeting warrants |
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Ped signal placement |
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Countdown pedestrian signals |
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Push-button placement |
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Signal timing techniques: pedestrian signal timing; restricting turn movements; Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI); all ped scramble; ITS applications |
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| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. |
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Break |
| 9:45 - 10:05 a.m. |
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Roundabouts: Proper design, essential pedestrian safety considerations |
| 10:05 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. |
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Transit: Bus stop design; location of bus stops & pedestrian crossing safety |
| 10:25 - 10:45 a.m. |
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Road Diets: Reducing street width enhances pedestrian safety without compromising capacity |
| 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. |
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Prepare for field trip |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
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Working lunch: problem solveing/brainstorming policy changes |
| 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. |
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Solutions and Policy Reports |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
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Break |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
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Selecting high priority policy changes |
| 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
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Wrap-up; next steps |