Download Human-centred Pedestrian Safety Evaluation Program: User Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1
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1.2
1.3
1.4
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PRIORITIZATION TOOL USER GUIDE ........................................................................................ 5
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
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BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................. 1
THE CITY OF OTTAWA CONTEXT...................................................................................................... 1
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................. 2
THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY EVALUATION PROCESS.............................................................................. 2
BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................. 5
KEY STEPS ........................................................................................................................................ 6
DATA REQUIREMENTS AND INPUT VARIABLES .................................................................................. 7
OUTPUT AND RESULTS ...................................................................................................................... 8
STARTING A NEW YEAR .................................................................................................................. 10
THE COUNTERMEASURE SELECTION TOOL ......................................................................... 11
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3.2
3.3
3.4
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 11
KEY STEPS ...................................................................................................................................... 13
DATA REQUIREMENTS AND INPUT VARIABLES ................................................................................ 13
OUTPUT AND RESULTS .................................................................................................................... 17
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY EVALUATION PROCESS .................................................................................... 4
FIGURE 2: TYPICAL INTERSECTION AND LOCATION FOR CROSSING OF INTEREST .............................................. 8
FIGURE 3: PRIORITIZATION TOOL – SAMPLE INPUT SHEET ................................................................................. 9
FIGURE 4: PRIORITIZATION TOOL – SAMPLE OUTPUT SHEET............................................................................ 10
FIGURE 5: THE COUNTERMEASURE SELECTION PROCESS ................................................................................ 12
FIGURE 6: COUNTERMEASURE SELECTION TOOL - SAMPLE INPUT SHEET ........................................................ 17
FIGURE 7: COUNTERMEASURE SELECTION TOOL – TABULATED RESULTS SUMMARY SHEET ............................ 17
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1: PED ISI PRIORITIZATION TOOL INPUT VARIABLE DEFINITIONS ........................................................... 7
TABLE 2: COUNTERMEASURE SELECTION TOOL SITE-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTIC INPUTS................................ 13
TABLE 3: COUNTERMEASURE SELECTION TOOL SAFETY RISK INPUTS (I.E. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES) ......... 14
TABLE 4: CATEGORIZED COUNTERMEASURES CONSIDERED IN TOOL .............................................................. 16
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