23-10-2014, 03:18 PM
Abstracts: Both walking and biking have attracted attentions from planners as clean transport modes reducing automobile traffic. Creating a pedestrian environment is more than just creating a network of connecting pedestrian facilities such as sidewalks and pathways. Although pedestrian infrastructure such as sidewalks and pathways are important, the essential element is to create an environment that “engages” a pedestrian and makes them feel comfortable when using it, rather than an environment that treats pedestrians as an afterthought. The concept of “every street being a pedestrian street” is a notion that should be adopted as part of this Plan, with the goal being to improve the environment for pedestrians of all age levels and to create an environment that is accessible to all types of users. However, high fatality and injury rates of pedestrian and bicycle crashes prevent pedestrians and bicyclists from walking and biking. By describing research efforts on the development of environmental design resolutions for VADODARA in GUJARAT, INDIA, this project presents a systematic approach to pedestrian and bicycle crash analysis and countermeasure development. Based on the analysis, this project especially focuses on investigating on environmental contributing factors to crashes and developing countermeasures for the factors.