01562773

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/172337.aspx

There is a natural interaction between pedestrians and public transit rail services. To compile the guidance from other existing resources into one document, and to supplement that guidance with observations of existing pedestrian-rail treatments, the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) sponsored this project to develop a Guidebook for pedestrian crossings of public transit rail services. Several research activities were conducted to develop the Guidebook including conducting a literature review, investigating online transit crash databases, performing online survey of practitioners, and conducting telephone interviews to ask for further details. The key research activity was visiting several public transit rail services crossings to observe the challenges faced by pedestrians at public transit rail services crossings. Site visits were made to Boston, Portland, and Los Angeles. The purpose of pedestrian crossing devices is to make pedestrians aware of the presence of the train and/or to prevent pedestrians from crossing at inappropriate times. Some of the crossing treatments fit within a traffic control device category while others, such as fencing, are part of the infrastructure provided at the crossing. A single crossing treatment or device will not be sufficient; rather a combination of devices is needed to communicate appropriate crossing locations and crossing times.

TCRP Project A-38

English

166p

2015

TCRP Web Document

9780309432689

Contractor's Final Report

Web

Figures; References; Tables

Barriers (Roads); Fences; Grade crossing protection systems; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Rail transit; Railroad grade crossings; Traffic control devices

Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

May 8 2015 10:16AM