The document discusses the danger posed by level medians along University Boulevard near the UAB campus, which see heavy pedestrian traffic from over 20,000 students. Level medians provide minimal protection for pedestrians crossing the street and risk automobiles cutting through them, endangering pedestrians. National statistics show thousands are killed or injured in pedestrian crashes each year. UAB has experienced around 2 crashes yearly, though campus crashes may be underreported according to a California study showing most go unreported if considered minor. Student interviews also found level medians are seen as unsafe due to traffic cutting through them.

1. Danger in the Medians

2. The Situation:
•UAB - Urban Campus
•University Boulevard – Pedestrian
Crossings 12th-16th Streets
• 20,902 Students Enrolled
•UAB Pedestrian Folklore

3. •Level with Street
•Provide Minimal Protection
•Automobiles Cut Medians
•Potential Risk for Crash/Injury
The Problem:
Level Medians

4. The Danger:
Pedestrian Crash
•NHTSA Definition –Any Person On
Foot… Involved in a Motor Vehicle
Crash

5. National Statistics
•NHTSA 2017 - 5,376 Killed, 70,000
Injured
•5,295 Crashes - One or More
Fatalities
•One Killed Every 1.6 Hours, Injured
Every 7.5 Minutes

6. UAB Statistics
•2.3 Crashes Yearly

7. California Study: Campus
Crashes Underreported
•2014 California Study – Respondents
Reported Less than 10%
•Unreported Crashes Considered “Minor”
•Reporting Believed Ineffectual
•Underreporting Possibly Applicable to
UAB Campus

8. Student Interviews
•Level Medians Perceived
As Unsafe
•Automobiles Cut Medians
•Pose Risk for Crash/Injury

10. Summary
•Level Medians Pose
Potential Danger
•Provide Limited
Protection
•Pose Significant Risk for
Crash/Injury