Transforming Injury and Violence Prevention: Innovations in Policy, Practice, and Partnerships Advocating for Prevention: Enacting and Reacting to Legislation Lisa Quinn Executive Director
Feet First works to ensure all communities across Washington are walkable.
Feet First works to ensure all communities across Washington are walkable. HOW?
Through representation, advocacy, and programming on an individual to federal level.
Through representation, advocacy, and programming on an individual to federal level. Member of America Walks Partner with Transportation Advocacy Day Member of Puget Sound Regional Council: Growing Transit Communities Member of Puget Sound Regional Council: Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Participant in City of Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee Collaborator with Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle School District Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Training Curriculum
Advocate for pedestrian rights and funding Facilitate Safe Routes to School Policy Advisory Committee Provide walkability language for Comprehensive Plans Represent City of Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee Implement programs & policies for Safe Routes to School Through representation, advocacy, and programming on an individual to federal level.
Through representation, advocacy, and programming on an individual to federal level. Conduct Pedestrian Safety Training Host Walkable Washington Symposium & Awards Create Neighborhoods on Foot Walking Maps Conduct Walking Audits Engage Youth City Stories Train Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors Host Stairway Walks Day Host WALKTOBER: Walk to School, Walk for Fun and Walk to Work events in October
NEEDS BENEFITS Most communities require improvements to make it easier and safer for people to walk for pleasure and transportation. Walkable communities save lives, improve health, and expand economic growth. HOW IMPACT We work to improve walkability through advocacy, education, and coordination efforts across Washington. Our efforts have helped make more communities throughout Washington state safe for walking.
PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1 2 3 OVERVIEW DESCRIPTIVE DATA ANALYSIS POLICY ENACTED & FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS
OVERVIEW 01
GOALS 1. To address the importance of Pedestrian Traffic Safety through a comprehensive point of view. 2. To inform policy makers of potential strategies to reduce pedestrian collisions and improve pedestrian safety.
Number of Trips Made by Private Vehicles vs. Walking Between 1990 and 2009 (Data Sources: 1990 and 1995 NPTS, and 2001 and 2009 NHTS)
Number of Trips Made by Private Vehicles vs. Walking Between 1990 and 2009 Decreased by 6% Increased by 6% (Data Sources: 1990 and 1995 NPTS, and 2001 and 2009 NHTS)
HOW IS WALKING BENEFICIAL?
Walking positively impacts our health, environment, economy, and society at large.
Walking can prevent the cardiovascular disease, reduce stress and tension, increase one s energy level, tone the muscles and help achieve a healthy weight. (US Department of Health Service, 2008) Walking positively impacts our health, environment, economy, and society at large.
Walking positively impacts our health, environment, economy, and society at large. Walking can lower carbon emissions and less air pollutants. (Frank, L.D., et al., 2006; Smart Growth America)
Walking positively impacts our health, environment, economy, and society at large. Walking can lower individual and public costs, increasing neighborhood s property value, increasing new jobs, generating tourism, and promoting economic growth. (Murphy, J. and M. Delucchi, 1998; McCann, B., 2000; Bohl, C.C. and D. Schwanke, 2002; Litman, T., 2009; Cortright, J., 2009; Garrett-Peltier, H., 2011; Litman, T., 2013; US Department of Transportation, 2012;)
Walking positively impacts our health, environment, economy, and society at large. Walking can help achieve equity objectives by allocating public resources to all people. (Jacobs, J., 1961)
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT WALKING?
Walk as a form of transportation Statewide public opinion survey by Washington State Department of Transportation in 2007
Walk as a form of transportation Walk everyday Statewide public opinion survey by Washington State Department of Transportation in 2007
Walk as a form of transportation Walk everyday Walk more than once a week Statewide public opinion survey by Washington State Department of Transportation in 2007
AND WHAT S MORE...
Support an increase in spending to create safe walking spaces. Statewide public opinion survey by Washington State Department of Transportation in 2007
Support an increase in spending to create safe walking spaces Support a tax increase to improve walking conditions Statewide public opinion survey by Washington State Department of Transportation in 2007
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
People are walking more.
People are walking more. And they are willing to pay to support roadway improvements that will make walking more convenient and safer.
Yet there is a lack of funding for pedestrian projects.
Yet there is a lack of funding for pedestrian projects. Walking and biking engineering improvements represent only 2% of the transportation budget (Data Source: 2008 Washington State Bicycle Facilities and Pedestrian Walkways Plan)
Yet there is a lack of funding for pedestrian projects. Funding for Washington State Transportation Improvement Board Projects Between 2002 and 2014 Sidewalk Projects Arterial Projects $618.64 Millions VS. $51.71 Million
In 2013, 11% of traffic-related fatalities in Washington involved people walking. (Data Sources: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
HOW DOES WASHINGTON MEASURE?
Washington Ranks Pedestrian Fatalities %Pedestrian Fatalities / Total Traffic Fatalities Pedestrian Fatalities/100,000 Population
Washington Ranks #21 Pedestrian Fatalities #20 % Pedestrian Fatalities/Total Traffic Fatalities #38 Pedestrian Fatalities/100,000 Population (Data Sources: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Census 2010.)
COLLISIONS ARE COSTLY $40.4 billion Estimated lifetime costs of pedestrian and bicyclist injuries in the US in 2000 (Source: Miller, T.R., et al., 2004; National Safety Council in 2012 dollars)
COLLISIONS ARE COSTLY $40.4 billion $4.538,000 for each person killed $58,700 for each person injured (Source: Miller, T.R., et al., 2004; National Safety Council in 2012 dollars)
COLLISIONS ARE COSTLY In 2012, 75 pedestrians died and 798 pedestrians were injured in traffic collisions in Washington. Pedestrian death and injuries cost Washington more than $400 million. (Source: WA Traffic Safety Commission & Washington State Department of Transportation)
DESCRIPTIVE DATA ANALYSIS
WHERE ARE FATAL PEDESTRIAN CRASHES OCCURRING?
Pedestrian Fatalities/10,000 Population Pedestrian Fatalities and Pedestrian Fatalities/10,000 Population by County (20052014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission) Pedestrian Fatalities
Pedestrian Fatalities Number of Pedestrian Fatalities by Cities (2005-2014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission) Pedestrian Fatalities/10,000 Population
WHEN ARE FATAL CRASHES OCCURRING?
Pedestrian Fatalities by Time of the Year (20052014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
Pedestrian Fatalities by Time of the Day and Day of the Week (2005-2014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
WHO IS AFFECTED?
Pedestrian Fatality by Race (2005-2014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
WHAT FACTORS LED TO THE FATALITY?
Pedestrian Contributing Factors to Fatal Crash (2005-2014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
Driver Contributing Factors to Fatal Crash (2005-2014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
WHAT WAS THE ENVIRONMENT CONDITION DURING PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES?
Number of Road Lanes and Pedestrian Fatalities (2005-2014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
Trafficway Flow and Pedestrian Fatalities (2005-2014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
Road Class (by Urban-Rural Classification) and Pedestrian Fatalities (2005-2014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
Road Class (by day of week) and Pedestrian Fatalities (2005-2014) (Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
(Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
(Data Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
POLICY ENACTED & FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS
Pedestrian Safety Bill Passed on May 11, 2015
THANK YOU Lisa Quinn Executive Director www.feetfirst.org lisa@feetfirst.org 206-652-2310 ext. 6