Transportation Plans Countermeasure Action Plan
Description
Incorporate pedestrian considerations in transportation plans.
Steps For Implementation
- Inventory existing pedestrian facilities.
- Review existing transportation plans, and revise plans to incorporate appropriate features where needed.
- Prioritize locations for improvements based on gaps, transit routes, and community input.
- Secure funding for improvements.
- Design projects.
- Construct improvements.
- Develop public education materials and disseminate them.
Participating Organizations
TxDOT, government agencies, consultants, contractors, and the public.
Effectiveness
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Cost to Implement
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Time to Implement
Short
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Barriers
- The public.
- Politics.
- Amount of space to work in.
Notes
- Prioritize pedestrian safety and considerations for mobility and accessibility in the context of land use and roadway environment.
- Prioritize improvements to fill gaps in networks and crossings within 1⁄4 mile of bus stops and 1⁄2 mile of other mass transportation.
- Provide appropriate features along the pedestrian network (wide shoulders, sidewalks, pedestrian crossing treatments, and pedestrian refuge islands).