Florida Pedestrian Safety Plan

Author(s):

Burden, Dan

Organization:

Florida Department of Transportation, Safety Office

Publisher/Date:

Florida Department of Transportation, Safety Office, 1992

Rating:

Limited Usefulness

Abstract:

Florida Pedestrian Safety Plan – although this publication is very dated in the fast evolving literature about pedestrians -- is still an excellent presentation of the philosophy behind designing for pedestrians. It was the ground-braking study by Dan Burden that started the systematic study of how to better the experiences of pedestrians.

The first section summarizes who the pedestrian is, and what advocates, planners, and designers should be doing/can do to improve the pedestrian realm. The book is in four sections with an appendix: Executive Summary, Planning and Engineering, Education, and Enforcement and Implementation. While much of the criteria in the second section has been incorporated into other works (the actual writing of the book was before ADAAG) the other sections are as relevant today as they were a decade ago.

Number of Pages:

95

Table of Contents?

Yes

Index?

No

Illustrations?

Yes (Photograph)

Material Type:

Journal Article

Key Document?

No

Categories:

Guidelines, Process, State Policy, Advocacy, Planning

Keywords:

Florida - State, Pedestrian Safety

Strengths:

Guidelines are accompanied by rationale.

Record Last Updated:

July 2006