Jan 30, 2013 ... Signage. RRFB. Overhead. In-Pavement. Signals or H.A.W.K. ... FHWA RRFB
Brochure. Bloomington Today. Cable/YouTube Channel ...
CEAM Annual Meeting January 30, 2013
• Common request handled by all transportation agencies • We need a crosswalk! • • • • •
It is not safe to cross this road There is no place to cross the road Drivers don’t stop It is not that expensive to put up a sign Think of the kids…
• Question should be “Is this an appropriate tool for directing pedestrians across the street?”
• MUTCD and MMUTCD • Where to place signs and how to place pavement markings
• MN State Law • Chapter 169.21.sub 2(a). “Where traffic control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall stop to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk…”
• Research
Title: Safety Effects of Marked versus Unmarked Crosswalks at Uncontrolled Locations: Final Report and Recommended Guidelines Author(s): C.V. Zegeer, J.R. Stewart, H.H. Huang, P.A. Lagerwey, J. Feaganes, B.J. Campbell Date: September 2005 Source/URL: FHWA Publication HRT-04-100, http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pubs/04100/04100.pdf
Description: 114 pp.
• C = Candidate sites for marked crosswalks • P = Possible increase in pedestrian crash risk may occur if crosswalks are added without other pedestrian facility enhancements • N = Marked crosswalks alone are insufficient, since pedestrian crash risk may be increased by providing marked crosswalks alone
RRFB
Overhead In-Pavement
Signage Signals or H.A.W.K.
• Safety Enhancement • Operation • Research • FHA “Effects of yellow Rectangular RapidFlashing Beacons on Yielding at Multilane Uncontrolled Crosswalks” • TTI “Before-and-After Study of the Effectiveness of RRFBs Used With School Sign in Garland, TX”
• Cost $10,000-$15,000
• Corridor Study/Overlay Project • Primarily High School Users
• Corridor Study/ Reconstruction Project • Primarily Middle School Users
Bloomington Briefing
FHWA RRFB Brochure
Bloomington Today Cable/YouTube Channel
• School Crossings: • Portland Avenue at Valley View Middle School • W 84th Street at Washburn Elementary School • France Avenue at Heritage Hills Drive
• Business Driven Crossings: • Donaldson Companies on W 94th Street • Knights of Columbus on American Boulevard
Amy Marohn, P.E. - Civil Engineer City of Bloomington 952-563-4532
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