MAKING BROWARD COUNTY SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS. Thursday, May 29, 2014

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1 MAKING BROWARD COUNTY SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS Thursday, Brought to you by: Sponsored by: 0

2 Workshop was put together with a planning committee: Workshop was put together in collaboration with: Laura Cantwell, AARP Robyn Chiarelli, FDOT Priscila Clawges, Broward MPO Jennifer Fierman, FDOT Peter Gies, Broward MPO Mark Horowitz, Broward County Teina Phillips, BRPHC Yolanda Savage-Narva, AmericaWalks AARP AmericaWalks Broward County Broward MPO Broward Regional Planning Health Council City of Fort Lauderdale Department of Health Florida DOT SafeKids Smart Growth Partnership UM WalkSafe Thank you for your help! America Walks participation is supported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Public Health Association

3 Expectation for Workshop Identify and showcase current activities in Broward County that aim to improve pedestrian safety. Identify gaps where partners can collaborate to improve pedestrian safety efforts. Identify ways to enhance and unify pedestrian safety efforts. Devise a stakeholder action plan.

4 Ongoing Efforts by Local Stakeholders to Improve Pedestrian Safety Increasing Safety for Pedestrians Engineering Education Encouragement Enforcement Evaluation Equity Evaluation Encouragement Education EQUITY Enforcement Engineering

5 Engineering Broward County School Traffic Issue Surveys Updated signs and pavement markings Pedestrian lighting Pedestrian Crossing Times Adjusted Based on Context All-way Pedestrian Phase Audible and Countdown Pedestrian Signals Reducing Pedestrian Crossing Distances Modified Broward County s Minimum Engineering Standards to allow more flexibility in implementing pedestrian friendly features

6 Engineering City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FDOT 4 new pedestrian crossings being planned for City of Fort Lauderdale Downtown to improve safety Painted intersections New in-ground lit crosswalks

7 Enforcement Broward County Traffic Engineering, FDOT, Municipalities Reducing Speed Limits and Implement Traffic Calming Tactics Where Appropriate FDOT Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST) Partners received High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) Grant Focused on Pedestrians Broward Sheriff Office City of Hallandale Police Department City of Coconut Creek Police Department City of Coral Springs Police Department City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department City of Sunrise Police Department

8 Education Broward Safe Kids Coalition Forms partnerships throughout the County to promote develop and host programs that educate parents and children on pedestrian safety within underserved communities. UM WalkSafe Free proven curriculum to increase pedestrian safety knowledge and reduce incidence of PHBC Presented to school wellness committee in Broward still in the process of receiving needed approval for dissemination Broward County Parks Trailer with equipment from FDOT s SRTS program

9 Encouragement Safe Kids Promotes pedestrian safety messaging and activities IWALK Photovoice Florida Department of Health Coordinated Walking School Bus Program in the past Current Health Promotion Program promotes pedestrian safety and walkability Broward County Schools Back to school safety tip cards are disseminated City of Lauderhill Mayor sponsored initiative to develop PEDSTED policy and implementation MPO Safe Street Summit Provide technical assistance to municipalities to ensure balanced mobility is prioritized City of Fort Lauderdale Participates in the FHWA Pedestrian Action Focus City Initiative FDOT Develop and distribute brochures on Florida Law requirements of drivers and pedestrians Alert Today Alive Tomorrow

10 Encouragement Smart Growth Partnerships Working to encourage municipalities to update their codes to support pedestrianoriented urban design MPO & City of Fort Lauderdale Developing Pedestrian Safety Action Plans MPO Established Complete Street Guidelines City of Fort Lauderdale Multimodel Connectivity Plan

11 Encouragement Department of Elder Affairs State of FL Communities For a Lifetime City of Tamarac City of Parkland City of Pembroke Pines AARP Actively endorses the Safe Streets Act of 2014 Promotes the livable communities concept

12 Evaluation Today Future Systemic Collection of Modes of Transportation MPO Complete Street Program/Project Performance Measures And Monitor Change Reassess Knowledge Assess Social Networks Identify Motivator Propose Change Identify Intercept

13 ENHANCING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY Presented by AmericaWalks

14 America Walks Who- A National non-profit organization dedicated to Making America a Great Place to Walks What- Provide a united voice for walking Why- Walking is a basic human right

15 America Walks How Partnerships Advocacy Tools Technical Assistance and Support Webinars Discussion Forums Workshops White Papers

16 America Walks Focus Areas Increase Number of People who Walk and Roll Enhance Walkability Promote Pedestrian Safety

17 Promote Pedestrian Safety Everyone is a Pedestrian-U.S. Department of Transportation Dangerous by Design-Smart Growth America Vision Zero-New York City Department of Transportation CASE STUDIES: Community Development Council of Greater Memphis, City of New Haven Connecticut and Texas Department of Transportation

18 Walking and Safety-A Civil Right General Statistics on Pedestrian Fatalities THE RESEARCH BEAT: Racial Bias in Driving Yielding Behavior in Crosswalks.

19 No Matter Where We Start

20 Everyone is A Pedestrian

21 Everyone is A Pedestrian August 5 th, 2013-U.S. DOT announced.. 2 Million dollars to six focus cities.. Resources NHTSA Safety in Numbers Everyone is a Pedestrian FHWA

22 Vision Zero

23 Dangerous by Design

24 Case Studies Community Development Council of Greater Memphis- Awareness City of New Haven Connecticut Speed Texas Department of Transportation Distracted Driving

25 Community Development Council of Greater Memphis

26 City of New Haven, Connecticut

27 Texas Department of Transportation

28 Broward County and Pedestrian Safety Revisit the 6 E s Engineering Education Encouragement Enforcement Evaluation Equity

29 Steps to a Walkable Community Guide Steps to a Walkable Community: guide for citizens, planners, and engineers Free online document > 2,250 downloads Resource to increase walking and improve walkability

30 Evaluation Michigan Department of Transportation MDOT_Research_Report_RC-1585_408249_7.pdf University of California at Berkley

31 Equity-Walking and Safety (A Civil Right) THE RESEARCH BEAT: Racial Bias in Driving Yielding Behavior in Crosswalks. Victoria Transportation Policy

32 Enhancing Pedestrian Safety Partnerships are key.. Build on Existing activities Call to Action-Everyone is responsible..

33 SESSION 1 WRAP UP Local Elected Officials to Discuss Next Steps

34 DISCUSSION ON IDENTIFYING GAPS

35 ACTION PLAN

36 Breakout in Groups for Walking Meeting

37 Groups Report Back

38 Next Steps

39 Thank you for attending the MAKING BROWARD COUNTY SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS WORKSHOP Brought to you by: Sponsored by: