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Title:

Overview of the Georgia Guidebook for Pedestrian Planning

Accession Number:

01044187

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

The Georgia Guidebook for Pedestrian Planning is a new resource to assist municipalities, counties, regional entities and other public and private entities involved in pedestrian planning with evaluating, prioritizing and funding pedestrian facilities for development. It is the product of a 3-year research project sponsored by the Georgia Department of Transportation and conducted by researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology to help improve the walking environment and safety of pedestrian facility users in the State of Georgia. The Guidebook was developed based on a comprehensive evaluation of the state of the practice of pedestrian planning and sustained input from an advisory group comprising representatives of local, state and federal agencies with pedestrian planning or related functions, representatives of advocacy groups, and local and regional governing agencies. The Guidebook outlines methods for evaluating, prioritizing and funding pedestrian facilities for development; reviews current pedestrian laws in the State of Georgia; and provides guidelines on how to improve the safety and usability of pedestrian facilities. It can be used in conjunction with other resources for improving the pedestrian environment. This paper discusses the process used in developing the Guidebook and presents an overview of the Georgia Guidebook for Pedestrian Planning.

Monograph Accession #:

01042056

Report/Paper Numbers:

07-0581

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Amekudzi, Adjo Akpene
Dixon, Karen K
Goodwin, Amy
Jared, David M

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2007

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2007-1-21 to 2007-1-25
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

References (10) ; Tables (4)

Geographic Terms:

Georgia

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 Paper #07-0581

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2007 5:10PM