Transcription of How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan - IN.gov
1 Developing a Pedestrian Safety Action plan Course Application Target Audience: Engineers, planners, traffic Safety and enforcement professionals, public health and injury prevention professionals, and decision-makers who have the responsibility of improving Pedestrian Safety at the state or local level. We anticipate that communities would need to send approxmently 5-8 individuals that represent all areas of the aforementioned areas. Training will be limited to a total of 30 attendees from 3-5 communities across the state that best demonstrate their commitment to developing a multi-agency Pedestrian Safety Action plan and implementing it. Course Materials: The course follows the How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action plan guide.
2 The guide includes a list of national references and guides, major research documents, local plans, state plans, web sites, and other resources. Training Dates: March 19-20 Cost: Training costs for the course will be covered by the Traffic Safety Division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. Communities will be responsible for covering the costs associated with travel, hotel and food as applicable. Location: INDOT Indianapolis Sub-District Office at 7105 Brookville Road (near I-74 on the east side) Course Description: This course is designed to help state and local officials know where to begin to address Pedestrian Safety issues when developing a Pedestrian Safety Action plan tailored to their community.
3 It is also intended to assist agencies in further enhancing their existing Pedestrian Safety programs and activities, including identifying Safety problems, analyzing information, and selecting optimal solutions. Training objectives for this course include: Participants will learn that pedestrians belong in all design, operations, and Safety considerations. Participants will understand human behavior issues related to pedestrians and drivers interacting safely. Participants will understand the role that land use planning, street and site design, education, and enforcement play in Pedestrian Safety . Participants will learn how to make a commitment to Safety . Participants will learn how to involve stakeholders to create publicly supported and trusted policies, programs, and projects.
4 Participants will learn how to collect and analyze data in a meaningful way to identify Safety deficiencies and priorities for improvement. Participants will learn about commonly used and effective Pedestrian crash countermeasures and how to implement effective Pedestrian Safety solutions. Participants will learn about untapped funding sources to support Pedestrian Safety initiatives. Application: Please Develop a coordinated response to the following questions with various stakeholders in your community on your interest in improving Pedestrian Safety . Name of your community List of names, titles, contact information and associated groups of the individuals you plan to send.
5 Please identify your lead contact for your group. Has your community previously developed a Pedestrian Safety plan ? If yes, what year was it developed? What items would your community like to take away from this training? What Pedestrian Safety issues do you see in your community? Submission: Applications are due by February 14, 2014 to Justin Phillips at.
