Private: Pedestrian Safety

Implement pedestrian-oriented design treatments at high-volume pedestrian activity locations.

1. Compile and disseminate methods to identify characteristics of, or locations with, higher pedestrian risk.
   (Participating organizations: TxDOT, MPOs, and local transportation and police agencies)
2. Identify locations with higher probability for pedestrian crashes based on characteristics, risk, and public input.
   (Participating organizations: TxDOT, MPOs, local governments, community organizations, school districts, transit agencies, and neighborhoods)
3. Identify appropriate lead organization(s).
   (Participating organizations: TxDOT and local governments)
4. Identify suitable treatment(s). Review available pedestrian design guidelines and practices in Texas, in the United States, and internationally.
   (Participating organizations: TxDOT and local agencies)
5. Identify and secure funding.
   (Participating organizations: TxDOT, MPOs, and local agencies)
6. Implement the treatment.
   (Participating organizations: TxDOT and local agencies)
7. Educate the public about the treatment.
   (Participating organizations: TxDOT, local agencies, public information officers, the news media, school districts, and the medical community)
8. Evaluate the efficacy of the treatment.
   (Participating organizations: TxDOT and local partners)

See above for each step.

• Funding.
• Engineering acceptance of treatments.
• Political will.
• Public support and education.