138-24 Exhibit to Resolution Adopting the Township of West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan.pdf

OFFICE OF SAFETY Proven Safety Countermeasures Walkways A walkway is any type of defined space or pathway for use by a person traveling by foot or using a wheelchair. These may be pedestrian walkways, shared use paths, sidewalks, or roadway shoulders. With more than 6,200 pedestrian unless exceptional circumstances fatalities and 75,000 pedestrian exist. It is important to provide and injuries occurring in roadway maintain accessible walkways along crashes annually,1 it is important for both sides of the road in urban areas, transportation agencies to improve particularly near school zones and conditions and safety for pedestrians transit locations, and where there is a and to integrate walkways more large amount of pedestrian activity. Safety Benefits: fully into the transportation system. Walkable shoulders should also be Research shows people living in low- considered along both sides of rural Sidewalks income communities are less likely highways when routinely used by 65-89% to encounter walkways and other pedestrians. pedestrian-friendly features.2 reduction in crashes involving Well-designed pedestrian walkways, shared use paths, and sidewalks pedestrians walking along improve the safety and mobility of roadways.3 pedestrians. Pedestrians should have direct and connected network of

improve the safety and mobility of roadways.3 pedestrians. Pedestrians should have direct and connected network of Paved Shoulders walking routes to desired destinations 71% without gaps or abrupt changes. In some rural or suburban areas, where these types of walkways are not reduction in crashes involving feasible, roadway shoulders provide pedestrians walking along an area for pedestrians to walk next roadways.3 to the roadway, although these are not preferable. Example of a sidewalk in a residential area. Transportation agencies should work Source: pedbikeimages.org / Burden towards incorporating pedestrian facilities into all roadway projects For more information on this and other FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures, please visit https://highways.dot.gov/ safety/proven-safety-counter Paved shoulder used as a walkway. Source: pedbikeimages.org / Burden measures and http://www. pedbikesafe.org/PEDSAFE/ 1 National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2020, March). Pedestrians: countermeasures_detail. 2018 data (Traffic Safety Facts. Report No. DOT HS 812 850). National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. cfm?CM_NUM=1. 2 Gibbs, et all. Income Disparities in Street Features that Encourage Walking. Bridging the Gap, (2012, March). 3 Gan et al. Update of Florida Crash Reduction Factors and Countermeasures FHWA-SA-21-047 to Improve the Development of District Safety Improvement Projects. Florida DOT, (2005).