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Jane’s Walk: Measures to Mitigate Intersections That Are Conflict Zones for Pedestrians. Background Guide
1. "Measures to Mitigate Intersections that Are
Conflict Zones for Pedestrians"
Dr. Barry Wellar
Distinguished Research Fellow
Transport Action Canada
Policy and Research Advisor
Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods
Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa
Principal, Wellar Consulting Inc.
wellarb@uottawa.ca
http://www.wellar.ca/wellarconsulting/
Background Guide for Barry Wellar’s
Panel Presentation, Jane’s Walk, 2010
Prepared for the
Ottawa Organizing Committee
Jane’s Walk 2010
May 1 and 2, 2010
Ottawa, Ontario
2. "Measures to Mitigate Intersections that Are
Conflict Zones for Pedestrians"
by
Barry Wellar
Background Guide for Barry Wellar’s
Panel Presentation, Jane’s Walk, 2010
1. Context
After several communications with Lara Pascali, Jane's Walk Ottawa
Organizing Committee, I accepted the invitation to participate in a panel
discussion to launch the 2010 event. I wish to thank the Committee for the
invitation, and to express my pleasure for the opportunity to draw on
elements of my research as a means of honouring the work and memory of
Jane Jacobs.
As noted on various websites, Jane's Walk is a weekend festival of
neighbourhood walking tours. The objective of this pedestrian-focused
event is to improve urban literacy by offering insights into local history,
planning, design, and civic engagement through the simple act of walking
and observing.
This Guide was prepared in response to the following communication from
the Committee regarding related materials of mine that are posted on
websites:
“Thank you very much for elaborating on the ideas for your talk. I
have had a chance to send your suggestions to the other members
of the organizing committee and we are all very excited about what
you propose to discuss. We are also interested in the materials you
have posted to websites. Would you be able to provide details on
what kind of information they contain so that we may better
determine how they could be used for the event?”
Based on discussions with the Ottawa Committee members, my
contribution to Jane’s Walk 2010 is a presentation on the topic,
"Measures to Mitigate Intersections that Are
Conflict Zones for Pedestrians".
As requested by the Committee, I compiled a selection of my materials on
the presentation topic that are posted on websites. This approach makes
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3. the reports quickly and inexpensively accessible to many members of the
international Jane’s Walk community.
Prior to presenting the website materials (titles of reports, descriptions,
and urls), I offer a brief commentary on sidewalks, and in particular the
connections between sidewalks and crosswalks. I do this for two reasons.
First, very few if any people confine their walking experience to
crosswalks, so it is appropriate to explicitly discuss the sidewalk-
crosswalk connection before focusing on intersections and crosswalks.
Second, and drawing on lessons from expert witness experience, the
measures that serve and promote pedestrians’ safety, comfort, and
convenience while traversing intersections are also applicable to their
experiences walking along sidewalks.
Making this connection explicit is intended to alert readers that the
materials listed in this Guide could also be used in the analysis and
mitigation of situations involving pedestrians’ safety, comfort, and
convenience while using sidewalks.
2. A Brief Note about Sidewalks and Crosswalks
Sidewalks and crosswalks are those parts of a community’s surface
transportation infrastructure which are specifically in place for pedestrians.
However, sidewalks, intersection crosswalks, and mid-block crosswalks
are not within the sole purview of pedestrians. That is, they are also used
(usually, crossed over) for the movement of bicycles, scooters, private
motor vehicles (cars, trucks, minivans, SUVs, trains, etc.), and public motor
vehicles (buses, streetcars, trains, etc.).
During Jane’s Walk 2010 events, there will no doubt be many occasions
when the walking tour includes a walk around the block, on the sidewalk. It
is my expectation that during those walks there will be situations when the
walkers encounter bicycles, cars, minivans, SUVs, pick-up trucks, buses,
etc., crossing over, straddling, blocking, and otherwise “interfering” with a
casual walk around the block.
These vehicular intrusions may be disruptive as well as irritating, and
could account for collisions between vehicles and pedestrians.
All in all, the intrusions are a negative mark against the walkability of a
block face or, for that matter, the quality of walkability all the way around a
block if there are numerous intrusions.
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4. Further, the sidewalks may be narrow in places, cluttered with street
furniture, have uneven or broken pavement slabs, be missing curbs, and
have metal posts located in awkward places.
These design and maintenance features may be irritating, and could
account for injuries to pedestrians. All in all, such features are a negative
mark against the walkability of a block face or, for that matter, the quality of
walkability all the way around a block if there are numerous instances of
design and maintenance shortcomings.
Moreover, should the weather turn “inclement”, sidewalks can be
immersed in water, coated in slush, covered by ice and/or snow, and be
reduced in size or made difficult to negotiate by snow banks. If proper
maintenance procedures are not applied, pedestrians are at risk of slip-
and-fall events.
All in all, maintenance shortcomings involving weather-related conditions
are negative marks against the walkability of a block face or, for that
matter, all the way around a block if there are numerous instances of such
shortcomings.
The connection between the comments about the shortcomings of
sidewalks, and the objectives of Jane’s Walk, may be outlined as follows.
If going for a walk is a miserable experience due to
shortcomings that begin with the sidewalk itself, then the
experience of improving our urban literacy through insights into
local history, planning, design, and civic engagement through the
simple act of walking and observing is diminished, if not severely
compromised. To change that experience from negative to
positive, the source of the problem needs to be mitigated.
It is my belief that tour leaders and walk participants could do an excellent
job of documenting such shortcomings. I urge them to do so, and I further
urge them to communicate their findings in writing, such as by email, to
their municipal councillors.
Further, and as a means of precipitating action, it may be useful to suggest
to councillors that the municipality has duty of care and standard of care
obligations to deal with safety-related matters which are identified in the
lists of sidewalk shortcomings.
Readers who wish to know more about duty of care and standard of care
matters are invited to examine the report, “Application of Walking Security
Index Research to Standard of Care Situations and Analysis“ which is
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5. posted on the website of the Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods. Details
about accessing the report are provided in section 3.
After that brief comment on sidewalks, I have several background
statements about the other component of the surface transportation
infrastructure which is specifically designed to serve pedestrians by
linking sidewalks: the crosswalk.
In brief, crosswalks are the designated walking spaces for pedestrians in
intersections, or between intersections in special cases, such as at mid-
block locations. Crosswalk areas are usually defined by two parallel,
painted lines that may be from several metres to five or more metres apart
depending upon pedestrian volumes, and the interior (between the lines)
may be highlighted by painted stripes.
In terms of design and function, crosswalks may run from corner to corner
across two up to 8 or 10 or more vehicle lanes, and some intersections also
have diagonal crosswalks that permit travelling “kitty corner”. (For graphic
displays see entries B and C in section 3)
Finally, crosswalks may be made of brick, stone, or other material which
differentiates them from asphalt or concrete pavement, and they may be
raised several centimetres above pavement level, usually as part of a traffic
calming initiative.
With very few exceptions, the shortcomings that befall sidewalks from the
pedestrians’ perspective also befall crosswalks. As a result, the negative
marks against the walkability of a section of a block face, or all the way
around a complete block due to problems with the sidewalk(s) are also
applicable to the walkability of crosswalks.
And that brief commentary on sidewalks leads me to the conflict zone
theme in the title of my Jane’s Walk presentation, "Measures to Mitigate
Intersections that Are Conflict Zones for Pedestrians".
When pedestrians leave sidewalks and enter the crosswalks of
intersections to go from one city block to another, they sometimes enter
what is too-often a conflict zone. The situation may be briefly described as
follows.
The piece of roadway containing the crosswalk that is used by pedestrians
is also used (crossed over) by cyclists and motor vehicle operators. When
there are no pedestrians using or wanting to use the crosswalk, there is no
conflict.
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6. However, when both pedestrians and other road users occupy or want to
occupy all or parts of the crosswalk at the same time, the potential for
conflict arises. And, unfortunately, potential conflict becomes real conflict
– physical, mental, emotional – when crosswalk collisions and near-
collisions occur between vehicles and pedestrians.
Many aspects of the conflicts at intersections between pedestrians and
vehicles were investigated during the Walking Security Index (WSI) project,
which was funded by the Region of Ottawa-Carleton and the City of Ottawa
from 1995 until 2002. The results of the WSI research are published in 35 or
so reports, some of which are hardcopy.
One such hardcopy document is Perspectives on Pedestrian Safety, the
proceedings of the 1996 Ottawa-Carleton Pedestrian Safety Conference. I
am pleased to make copies of the proceedings available to a number of
Jane’s Walk participants in Ottawa.
In addition to the hardcopy reports, there are a number of other WSI and
WSI-related reports which are which are digital and are generally available
online to anyone with Internet access.
Items which are posted on open access websites are by their nature open
to all who visit the sites. Cases in point, for example, are slideshare.net,
and numerous university sites and academic association sites.
The exceptions include proprietary bodies such as journals and
associations which may materials available only to members. And, there
are other enterprises which market their document retrieval and provision
services through the Internet, and provide materials for a fee.
For the purposes of this Guide, I identified seven WSI project and project-
related reports that: a) contain data, analyses, indexes, findings, models,
references, suggestions, recommendations, etc., which bear on mitigating
intersections as conflict zones for pedestrians; and b) are posted on
websites.
Readers interested in learning about other WSI reports have several
options, including electronic searches and publication listings posted on
wellarconsulting.com. The hardcopy reports are available at various
libraries which purchased collections of WSI reports, as well as by inter-
library loan.
Finally, copies of some WSI reports are available at cost for distribution to
libraries, government agencies, or other bodies that make their materials
available to the public. Inquiries about obtaining (hardcopy) WSI reports
should be sent to wellarb@uottawa.ca.
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7. 3. Walking Security Index Project and Related Reports that
Provide Background Information for "Measures to Mitigate
Intersections that Are Conflict Zones for Pedestrians", and Are
Posted on Websites
The Committee requested details about the contents of reports that I have
posted on websites, and the interest of the Committee is most appreciated.
However, I believe that task is better left for another day because it is a
very onerous assignment. What I propose instead is to limit the WSI
references to five reports which are directly pertinent to my Jane’s Walk
presentation. It is my expectation that readers who examine the included
materials will be able to decide whether they should find and review other
WSI and WSI-related reports.
Each of the selected reports is accompanied by a brief explanation for its
inclusion, and the url of the website or websites where it may be viewed,
downloaded, etc. The reports are presented in chronological order.
A. Lessons Learned from the Walking Security Index (WSI) Project on How
to Achieve Street-Smart Urban Transportation Improvements (2002).
The Walking Security Index Pilot Study was completed in May 2002, and
this presentation and a workshop were given later that month at the 2002
conference of the Canadian Institute of Planners. In addition to listing all
the project publications to the end of the pilot study, the presentation
summarizes the lessons learned from designing and testing the indexes,
and urges municipalities to focus on making substantive improvements to
the walking infrastructure in order to better serve the safety, comfort, and
convenience of pedestrians.
Source:
http://www.slideshare.net/wellarb/lessons-learned-from-the-walking-
security-index-wsi-project-on-how-to-achieve-streetsmart-urban-
transportation-improvements
B. Application of the Walking Security Index (WSI) to Achieve Urban
Transportation Improvements that Serve and Promote Pedestrians’ Safety
(2004).
After presentations at conferences of groups such as planners,
geographers, and information system professionals, the Canadian
Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, sponsored by the Canadian
Association of Road Safety Professionals, was an opportunity to present
and discuss the Walking Security Index (WSI) with a multidisciplinary
audience.
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8. I participated in Session 5A, Vulnerable Road Users. The following
materials are from the abstract. If non-members of CARSP have difficulty
accessing the slide presentation, please feel welcome to contact me at
wellarb@uottawa.ca and I will send you the PowerPoint slides. Rather than
attempt to summarize the abstract, parts of several pertinent sections are
repeated.
“The Walking Security Index Design Study (1996-1999) and the Walking
Security Index Pilot Study (1999-2002) were funded by the Region of
Ottawa-Carleton (now, City of Ottawa). The goals of the studies were,
respectively, to design indexes that measure how well signalized
intersections in Ottawa-Carleton serve and promote pedestrians’ security
(safety, comfort, convenience), and to test the indexes for operationality.”
My objective in this paper is to … “and to indicate how the WSI experience
could be instructive for agencies considering the use of indexes or other
quantitative instruments to better measure and address situations that
affect pedestrians’ safety.”
“For this presentation, the decision points selected for discussion are: 1.
Establishing citizens as experts in specifying the variables that define
“safety” from the perspectives of pedestrians; 2. Defining and assessing
“improvements” in terms of impacts on pedestrians’ safety that result from
changes to transportation policies, regulations, infrastructure, etc.; 3.
Defining street smart in terms of how well measures and procedures used
by planners, traffic engineers, law enforcement officers and other road
safety professionals have operational regard for pedestrians’ safety; and 4.
Applying Pedestrian Impact Assessment (PIA) principles to policing,
development, infrastructure, planning, zoning or other decisions and
actions of public agencies that affect pedestrians’ safety.”
“The presentation is concluded by a brief commentary on the contribution
of Walking Security Index research to the road safety aspect of expert
witness testimony given at the recent civil trial, New vs. the City of Moose
Jaw, and others. The 2004 trial judgment awarded more than $12 million to
Miss New, who was severely injured while crossing an intersection on her
way to kindergarten in 1990.”
Source: http://www.carsp.ca/index.php?0=documents&1=112
C. Adapting Walking Security Index Concepts and Procedures to Serve and
Promote the Mobility of Children (2007).
The annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers included
two sessions on Improving the Mobility of Children. In this paper I review
the origins of the WSI project, and the index formulation processes for the
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9. Intersection Volume and Design Index (IVDI), the Quality of Intersection
Condition Index (QICI), and the Driver Behaviour Index (DBI) are outlined.
Consideration is then given to how each of the macro indexes (IVDI, QICI,
and DBI) can be modified to explicitly represent the interests of children in
road and intersection designs and operations, and in motor vehicle safety
and enforcement programs.
Of particular relevance to my Jane’s Walk remarks is the explicit reference
to crosswalks and the fail-to-yield transgressions at intersections by motor
vehicle operators. The presentation is concluded by discussing how the
indexes can be applied by parents and advocacy groups, as well as by law
enforcement, planning engineering and other agencies, to ensure that the
levels of convenience, comfort and safety experienced by children while
walking or biking exceed those of private motor vehicle operators, and
actively serve and promote the mobility of children.
Source:
http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/tgsg/publications/Mobility_Children_200
7.pdf and
http://www.slideshare.net/wellarb/adapting-walking-security-index-
concepts-and-procedures-to
D. Sustainable Transport by Design or by Default, the Wasteful Ride Is
Over, (2007) and
E. Sustainable Transport: Is There Anybody Here Who Can Win this Game?
(2007)
For the 2007 conference of the National TravelWise Association (NTWA) in
Belfast, NI, I prepared a set of PowerPoint slides for my keynote address,
and I also prepared a text which discussed each slide. This approach was
adopted to assist NTWA members and others who were not able to attend
the conference, or who may have learned about the presentation after it
had been given, and wished to know the content of my remarks. Emphasis
in the NTWA presentation was on sustainable transport principles and
practices. However, and as suggested by slides and text, sustainable
transport principles and practices can be used directly, or as the basis of
measures to mitigate intersections that are conflict zones for pedestrians.
Source:
http://www.slideshare.net/wellarb/sustainable-transport-is-there-anybody-
here-who-can-win-this-game-3
http://www.transport-action.ca/dc/wellar_travelwise2007.pdf
http://www.transport2000.ca/geog/sustain_belfast_2007.pdf
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10. F. How Citizens Can Make a Difference in Defining and Achieving
Walkability (2008).
At a workshop organized by the Pedestrian Charter Steering Committee,
Region of Waterloo, I discussed how citizens can strategically and
tactically leverage scarce resources to most effectively influence the
regard given to walkability in the policies, programs, plans and associated
legal and administrative documents of local governments and their
agencies. Walkability at crosswalks is a basic concern to all pedestrians,
and these materials suggest how citizens can make their wishes known.
Source:
http://www.transport-action.ca/dc/Waterloo%20Workshop%20Final.pdf
and http://www.slideshare.net/wellarb/how-citizens-can-make-a-difference-
in-defining-and-achieving-walkability
G. Application of Walking Security Index Research to Standard of Care
Situations and Analysis (2009).
In this report I provide community associations with suggestions for using
the WSI research and reports to address safety issues affecting
pedestrians on the streets, lanes, and sidewalks of their communities.
Source: http://www.urbanneighbourhoods.ca/walkrept.pdf
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reportt Identifies and examines events and practices associated with
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careless driving, makes suggestions to drivers, law enforcement agencies,
and provincial and municipal governments about steps to curtail the
frequency of careless driving events in Ontario, and proposes how the
Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods could assist drivers, law enforcement
agencies, and provincial and municipal governments raise the bar in order
to achieve a significant reduction in careless driving practices.
Source: http://www.urbanneighbourhoods.ca/wellar_driving.pdf, and
http://www.transport-action.ca/dc/TACarelessDrivingandPublicSafety.pdf
Barry Wellar Bio-Note
Graduate of Queen’s University (Hon.B.A.) and Northwestern University
(M.S., PhD); formerly Assistant Professor, University of Kansas, and Senior
Policy Advisor, Urban Affairs, Government of Canada; Professor Emeritus,
University of Ottawa; currently Principal, Wellar Consulting Inc. Information
about publications, appointments, awards, consulting activities, etc., may
be viewed at wellarconsulting.com.
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