Pedestrian Safety Pedestrian Safety Best Practices from Recent Best Practices from Recent Western Rail Transit Projects Western Rail Transit Projects Brent Ogden, PTOE Brent Ogden, PTOE Vice President, DMJM Harris Vice President, DMJM Harris Eastern States Grade Crossing Conference Albany, New York October 3, 2007
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Pedestrian SafetyPedestrian Safety
Best Practices from RecentBest Practices from RecentWestern Rail Transit ProjectsWestern Rail Transit Projects
Rationale for Device SelectionRationale for Device Selection
Source: TCRP Report 69
StandardsStandards
NCUTCD UpdatesNCUTCD Updates
“Pedestrian Pathways”text voted by NCUTCD in 2007
Pathway Definition –“A public way for purposes of travelby authorized users outside the traveled way andphysically separated from the roadway by an open spaceor barrier and either within the highway right-of-way orwithin an independent alignment. Pathways includeshared-use paths, but are exclusive of sidewalks”
LRT Task Force is working on update to Part 10
NCUTCDNCUTCD ––New DefinitionsNew Definitions
Pathway-Rail Grade Crossing –the general areawhere a pathway and a railroad cross at the samelevel, within which are included the railroad tracks,pathway, design features, and traffic control devicesfor pathway traffic traversing that area
Station Crossing –a general term for a type ofpathway-rail grade crossing associated with stationplatform
New MUTCD Part 8New MUTCD Part 8Passive TreatmentsPassive Treatments
Identifies Crossbuck as standard passive device
Allows 4 ft minimum height with 2 ft lateral clearance;overhead signs mounted 8 ft minimum height
Provides guidance on use of painted stop lines 12 ftfrom the nearest rail and acknowledges placement ofdetectable warning strips behind the stop line
Acknowledges use of swing gates as option;indicates gates swing “away from tracks”and may belatched if intended for emergency egress
New MUTCD Part 8New MUTCD Part 8Passive Treatments, ContinuedPassive Treatments, Continued
Bicycles Etc.–If other than pedestrians use thepathway-rail grade crossing, advance warning signsand advanced pavement markings should beconsidered
Guidance on Passive Treatments –The user’s abilityto detect the presence of an approaching train shouldbe considered in determining the type and placementof traffic control devices or design features (such asfencing or swing gates).
New MUTCD Part 8New MUTCD Part 8Active TreatmentsActive Treatments
Standard - “flashing lights with bell or other audiblewarning device”provided “on both sides of the tracks”
Optional Location –“between the tracks asrecommended by a diagnostic team”
Mounting - Minimum height 4 feet above pathway, or12 inches minimum at a station crossing
Active traffic control devices may be omitted forcrossing located within 7.6 m (25 ft) of the traveledway at a highway-rail grade crossing equipped withan active traffic control system
New MUTCD Part 8New MUTCD Part 8Use of Automatic GatesUse of Automatic Gates
Automatic gates identified as an “option”
Specifies full-width coverage on both approaches tothe track (my emphasis)
a minimum mounting height of 3 feet
Provides guidance that a separate gate mechanismfor sidewalks should be provided in lieu of asupplemental or auxiliary gate arm installed as a partof the same mechanism to prevent a pedestrian fromraising the vehicular gate at a highway-rail gradecrossing
Moving ForwardMoving Forward
Expand and Standardize the “Menu”ofAvailable Treatments
Validate Warrants and/or Criteria for Warrantsor Device Selection Criteria
Provide Additional Research on HumanFactors and Device Effectiveness