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Objective 3: Increase pedestrian safety
A sense of safety is an important consideration as people make the choice to walk. There are a variety of design, engineering, and enforcement strategies that can help to make walking feel safer both along and across the roadway.
Strategy 3.1: Maintain pedestrian visibility at intersections
a. Update guidelines for crossing treatments
b. Establish and implement a predictable maintenance cycle for crosswalks and stop bars
c. Enforce "no parking" restrictions at intersection approaches
d. Improve pedestrian lighting at intersections
e. Identify required clearances to minimize obstructions
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Strategy 3.2: Improve crossing conditions, especially in areas with high pedestrian demand
a. Develop and maintain short block lengths to maximize pedestrian crossing opportunities
b. Provide short and direct pedestrian crossings
c. Implement and evaluate enhancement and enforcement programs
d. Revise design standards for curb ramps and curb radii
e. Encourage transit providers to locate transit stops close to signalized intersections
f. Evaluate current signal timing practices and revise, as needed, to balance pedestrian crossing delay and demand with full intersection functionality
g. Adopt and install signal technologies and systems that reduce barriers to walking as well as conflicts between pedestrians and motorists
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Strategy 3.3: Manage vehicle speeds to support and encourage walking
a. Increase enforcement efforts to control motorist speeds
b. Employ traffic calming measures, based on assessments of need, on both residential and arterial streets
c. Establish zones of pedestrian priority in the High Priority Areas identified in the plan
d. Evaluate design speed as part of all corridor projects
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