Global Benchmarking Webinar Series: Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials

The report Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials: Learning from Australasia documents findings from a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-sponsored research team studying Australian and New Zealand approaches to reduce pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries on urban, signalized arterial roadways. This four-part webinar series shared the results of the study, focusing on key research findings and recommendations (Part 1), the Movement and Place Framework (Part 2), integration of Road Safety Audit processes into new projects (Part 3); and network-level approaches for speed management (Part 4). Panelists from FHWA, PBIC, the USDOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, and agency representatives from the US, New Zealand, and Australia will describe how these approaches in policy, planning, and design may be applied to US arterials roadways. The series was delivered in four parts, as shown below.

To learn more about the study and its findings, you can download a summary brief and informational poster.

A workshop will also be held at the Transportation Research Board 2024 Annual Meeting.

 

Part 1: Introduction and Overview of Study Findings

Monday, September 25, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Eastern Time



The first episode in the series provided attendees with an overview of the FHWA-sponsored global benchmarking study and its findings.

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Part 2: The Movement and Place Framework

Monday, October 2, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Eastern Time



This session introduced the Movement and Place framework, which links policy making with the design and implementation of transportation projects to ensure that they reflect how roads and streets should operate in different contexts.

Panelists:

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Part 3: A Safe System Approach to Road Safety Audits

Monday, October 23, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Eastern Time



The third episode in the series described how Road Safety Audits (RSAs) can be applied with a Safe System lens to identify opportunities to eliminate fatal and serious injury crash potential.

Panelists:

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Part 4: Speed Management Policies and Practices

Tuesday, November 7, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Eastern Time



The final session in the series focused on strategies to set appropriate speed limits and design a transportation system that facilitate safe travel speeds.

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