Jul 25, 2024 · Pedestrian and bicyclist safety improvements depend on an integrated approach that involves the 4 E's: Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency Services. The FHWA's Office of Safety develops projects, programs and materials for use in reducing pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities.

Providing bicycle facilities can mitigate or prevent interactions, conflicts, and crashes between bicyclists and motor vehicles, and create a network of safer roadways for bicycling. Bicycle Lanes align with the Safe System Approach principle of recognizing human vulnerability—where separating users in space can enhance safety for all road users.

Mar 25, 2022 · In 2021, FHWA decided pedestrians and bicyclists should be treated separately and selected Focus Approach States and planning organizations based on current crash data analysis. A complete summary of this and other noteworthy changes made with this update are documented and explained in the October 20, 2021, memorandum and recorded webinar.

Jan 17, 2025 · FRA has worked to identify safety risks and to improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists at grade crossings, including gathering information on signals, signs, and other devices used to prevent non-motorized fatalities.

Sep 10, 2015 · Federal Highway Administration Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program, and Project Development (May 19, 2023) This guidance includes current policy and legislative references, provides guidance on funding eligibility and project development, and lists planning and design resources.

The Federal Highway Administration's Bicycle and Pedestrian Program promotes safe, comfortable, and convenient walking and bicycling for people of all ages and abilities. FHWA supports pedestrian and bicycle transportation through funding, policy guidance, program management, and resource development.

The Bicycle Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists is organized into the following chapters: Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Bicycle Safety—provides an overview of the basic principles of cyclist safety considerations and where potential cycling issues are likely to occur.

FHWA, working with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), seeks to help Federal-aid recipients plan, develop, and implement infrastructure investments that prioritize safety, mobility, and accessibility for all transportation network users, including pedestrians,

Jul 12, 2024 · This Toolkit highlights innovative strategies for implementing active transportation projects, such as value capture, bond financing, Federal funding options, local planning assistance grants, and other effective methods to accelerate …

This guide serves to educate safety, planning, and design professionals about the need to collaborate with the bicycle community and understand the functional and safety needs of bicyclists as edge line, shoulder, and even center line …