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Title:

Spatial Equity Analysis of Nighttime Pedestrian Safety: Role of Land Use and Alcohol Establishments in Albuquerque, NM

Accession Number:

01779763

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

The United States experienced a 53% increase in pedestrian fatalities between 2009 and 2018, with 2018 having a 3.4% increase from 2017. Of the 2018 pedestrian fatalities with known lighting conditions, 76% occurred in dark/nighttime conditions, with 50% occurring between 6:00 and 11:59?p.m. Despite past research exploring several contributing characteristics for nighttime pedestrian crashes, there is limited research that investigates the spatial aspects of land use attributes and sociodemographic factors. Have these nighttime pedestrian collisions been concentrated in certain land uses? Could an establishment with the capacity to serve alcohol invoke a greater risk of pedestrian crashes? Does sociodemographic status correlate with clustering for fatal crashes, severe crashes, or both? To better understand the spatial characteristics of the recent increase in pedestrian collisions, we analyzed crash data from Albuquerque, New Mexico for pedestrian fatalities and severe injuries from 2013 to 2018 relative to lighting condition, land use (with a focus on alcohol establishments), and race/ethnicity on the block group level. We used confidence intervals and Getis-Ord Gi* statistics to verify the statistical integrity of the trends. Findings suggested that pedestrian fatality and severe injury rates were higher within a quarter mile of bars at night and in areas with elevated concentrations of minority populations. Pedestrian fatality and severe injury hot spots appeared to have higher percentages of non-white residents, coupled with lower sidewalk coverage and more arterials or collectors.

Supplemental Notes:

Nicholas N. Ferenchak https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3766-9205 © National Academy of Sciences: Transportation Research Board 2021.

Language:

English

Authors:

Long, Benson
Ferenchak, Nicholas N

ORCID 0000-0002-3766-9205

Pagination:

pp 622-634

Publication Date:

2021-12

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Volume: 2675
Issue Number: 12
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
ISSN: 0361-1981
EISSN: 2169-4052
Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/trr

Media Type:

Web

Features:

References (53)

Geographic Terms:

Albuquerque (New Mexico)

Subject Areas:

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Aug 22 2021 3:13PM