Accommodating Pedestrians (including those with disabilities)

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements for Accessibility in Temporary Traffic Control Zones (Training)

This podcast discusses designing and setting up solutions for temporary traffic control areas that meet the needs of disabled pedestrians and comply with Federal accessibility requirements under the A… More

Guidance Sheet – Temporary Traffic Control Zone Pedestrian Access Considerations (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

This fact sheet gives policy-makers, designers, and construction engineers developing TTCs an overview of work zone pedestrian issues. It will also be useful to those who are responsible for inspectin…More

Pedestrian Considerations: Updated Checklist for Temporary Traffic Control Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Forms, Checklists, and etc.

This updated checklist summarizes existing resources and provides work zone pedestrian access considerations for the planning, design, and construction phases of a project. The detailed checklist is i…More

Pedestrians and Americans with Disabilities in Work Zones (Training)

This module discusses why pedestrian safety and accessibility must be provided in work zones. In this module participants will learn how pedestrians, including the disabled, should be considered and p… More

Applying the Americans with Disabilities Act in Work Zones: A Practitioner Guide (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

Many practitioners are looking for guidance and examples of common solutions for complying with the American with Disabilities Act to assist them in the development of their designs and specifications…More

Pedestrian Accommodation in Work Zones: A Field Guide (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

This guide identifies common issues adversely affecting pedestrians that field personnel should be regularly checking for and correcting when working on or near sidewalks or walking paths. These issue…More

Improving Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety in Work Zones (Training)

On December 4, the UNC Highway Safety Research Center hosted a webinar on the unique problems faced by nonmotorized road users in work zones. Topics focused on the importance of maintaining mobility f… More

Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Presentations

Outlines pedestrian considerations during each project phase including: planning, design, construction, and maintenance. Modules Covered: - Why must pedestrian safety and accessibility be provided…More

2009 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference

The acclaimed Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference managed by the ARTBA - Transportation Development Foundation was held March 9-13 in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with World o… More

Accommodating Pedestrians

This page includes resources that are related to pedestrian accommodations during road construction. Laws and Regulations State/Agency Standards, Guidelines and Policies Research Publicatio… More

District Department of Transportation Pedestrian Safety and Work Zone Standards: Covered and Open Walkways (Publication)

Resource Type: Standard Plans

The purpose of these standards is to provide guidance and standards to District Department of Transportation employees for reviewing construction of protected walkways on the sidewalks and roadways of…More

Legislation for Grant Program Introduced to Train Roadway Workers, Make Roadway Work Zones Safer and More Accessible (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases

Thanks to the efforts of U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie, H.R. 5819, the Roadway Safety Training and Access Act of 2010, was introduced. This bill authorizes funds for a grant program to provide …More

Highway Safety: Work Zones, Law Enforcement, Motorcycles, Trucks, Older Drivers, and Pedestrians (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

This report offers findings on road use behavior in Estonia; the typology of motorcycle crashes; truck crashes; the relationship between injury and fatality in aging road users; pedestrian collision p…More

Department of Public Works Guidelines for the Placement of Barricades at Construction Sites – Order No. 167, 840 (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

It is the policy of City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Works that a safe and accessible path of travel be provided for all pedestrians, including those with disabilities, around and…More

Technique for Identifying Hazards to Motor Vehicle and Pedestrian Safety at Urban Area Construction Projects (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

Frequently, there is a lack of safety provisions for pedestrians, motor vehicles and the general public in the vicinity of urban area construction activities. Research was conducted to develop a decis…More

Pedestrian Safety Group Demonstrates Accessible Sidewalk Work Zone in Atlanta (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

PEDS, an advocacy group that provides technical expertise, outreach, and training to help make streets safe and inviting places to walk, held a demonstration of an accessible work zone on October 18-1…More

ATSSA/FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant FOCUS – Summer 2007

PDF version AREA 1: Highway Work Zone Worker Safety Training AREA 2. The Highway Work Zone Safety Guidelines Development Update AREA 3: Highway Work Zone Safety Guidelines Training … More

Changes in Traffic Control Devices to Help Older Drivers, Pedestrians, Bicyclists, Workers (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases

Fluorescent pink signs to alert drivers to traffic crashes, large print on road signs for older drivers, and "animated eyes" to caution pedestrians at intersections are among the improvements federal …More

Safe Passage: New Rules Demand Clear Path for Cyclists, Pedestrians in Construction Zones (Publication)

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The D.C. Department of Transportation (DDOT) released proposal rules on Friday to guarantee safe accommodation for pedestrians and bicyclists through or around a work zone that is equal to the accommo…More

New App Helps the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has funded a University of Minnesota research to develop a smartphone application that will help the visually impaired pedestrians navigate through construct…More

UDOT Continuing to Fight Trespassers in the US 89 Reconstruction Work Zone (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The presence of trespassers has been an ongoing issue at the construction site of U.S. 89 through Davis and Weber counties. Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) officials and the project’s contr…More

Work Zone Traffic Management Synthesis: Work Zone Pedestrian Protection (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

This report is a synthesis of research findings and current practices in controlling and protecting pedestrian traffic in work zones. The information presented here is based on a review of research re…More

Guidance Sheet – Temporary Traffic Control Zone Pedestrian Access Considerations

PDF version [537 KB] When developing temporary traffic control (TTC) plans, the importance of pedestrian access in and around the work zone is often overlooked or underestimated. A basic requir… More

Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access: Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

This guidebook is the second phase of a two phase project focusing on designing sidewalks and trails for access. It was created to provide planners, designers, and engineers with a better understandin…More

The Focus Work Zone Safety Grant Newsletter – Summer 2009

Printable Version [PDF 2.2 MB] IN THE SPOTLIGHT… Rich Bunker ATSSA Instructor I began working for Lewis County Public Works in 1973 spending 31 years working in all phases of roa… More

Designing Temporary Traffic Control Zones for Pedestrian Accessibility (Training)

This instructor-led course intended to make participants aware of the pedestrian accessibility requirements of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and their applicability to highway work zones. T… More

Guidelines for Work Zone Designers – Pedestrian and Bicycle Accommodation (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

Most State and many other transportation departments in the U.S. maintain roadway and/or work zone design manuals containing State specific regulations, policies, and design guidance for their designe…More

2009 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements for Accessibility in Temporary Traffic Control Zones

Podcast: Part I - Introduction to Pedestrian Accessibility Laws [ Play | Download* ] Part II - Pedestrian Accessibility Considerations and Minimum Design Requirements [ Play | Download* ] Part … More

Temporary Traffic Control for Building and Maintaining Single and Multi-Lane Roundabouts

PDF Version [49 KB] Table of Contents Purpose and Background Construction With All Traffic Diverted Construction With Some Traffic Diverted Construction Under Full Traffic Stagi… More

Protecting Pedestrians: Md. Lawmaker Wants to Stop Sidewalk Closures During Construction (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

It is common in downtown Bethesda that sidewalks are blocked due to large construction projects. Seven On Your Side spotted several closed sidewalks at different spots along Wisconsin Avenue. They are…More

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements for Accessibility in Temporary Traffic Control Zones (Training)

High Visibility Safety Apparel and the Nighttime Conspicuity of Pedestrians in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

A nighttime field study was conducted to assess how several attributes of personal safety garments affect pedestrian conspicuity. Three types of ANSI/IUSEA 107-1999 compliant Class 2 and Class 3 garme…More

Applying the Americans with Disabilities Act in Work Zones: A Practitioner Guide

Fall 2012 PDF Version [1.8 MB] Table of Contents Introduction and Background Sources of Legal Authority and Best Practices Understanding the Disability Challenge Challenges… More

Work Zone Safety Grant FOCUS – Spring 2009

IN THE SPOTLIGHT… John McEahern ATSSA Instructor I began my career in the Staff Traffic Branch of the Colorado Department of Highways (now a DOT) in 1965. I spent the first 20 yea… More

Virginia Department of Transportation Work Zone Pedestrian and Bicycle Guidance (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

The Virginia Department of Transportation Work Zone Pedestrian and Bicycle Guidance document provides practitioners with information for temporary traffic control to assistance pedestrians, bicyclists…More

Accommodating Pedestrians (including those with disabilities)

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