More Youth Safety and Mobility Resources



Atlanta Uses Quick-Build Projects to Engage Community and Improve Road Safety for Young Pedestrians and Bicyclists

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and Vision Zero for Youth
Details a quick-build walk/bike lane near a middle school in the City of Atlanta and offers insights that can inform other communities interested in using quick-build approaches to support community engagement and advance road safety.
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Seattle models strategies for equitably advancing safe walking and biking for youth

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and Vision Zero for Youth
Offers a look at Seattle's strategies for equitably advancing safe walking and biking for youth.
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Connecting New Concepts to Advance Pedestrian Safety

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PBIC is observing Pedestrian Safety Month by sharing resources, webinars, and other tools to help advance safety for people who walk, bike, and use other nonmotorized modes.
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Safety-Based Prioritization for Youth Pedestrian Travel Planning: Applying Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis to Youth Travel

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Applies the steps outlined in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 893: Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis to present a process for assessing high risk locations for youth pedestrian crashes specifically.
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What Makes a “Biking” School? How Some Schools Have Pulled Ahead in Cycling Rates

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Investigates factors associated with high rates of bicycling to school to identify replicable ways to facilitate active transportation.
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COVID-19 Resources and Community Tracking for Walking and Bicycling

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
The COVID-19 pandemic is calling for communities to take immediate action and provide safe spaces and access for walking, biking, and taking transit. There are several groups and researchers tracking these efforts based on crowdsourced information.
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Events As Tools for Change

Source: Vision Zero for Youth
Info brief focuses on how events, such as Walk or Bike to School Day, can serve as powerful catalysts for improving safety and building a healthy community for everyone.
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The Benefits of Slowing Down Traffic Starting Where Children Walk and Bike

Source: Vision Zero for Youth
Info brief describes lessons learned on addressing speed through roadway design and operations changes that benefit youth walkers and bicyclists.
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Safe Routes to School 2019 Conference Resources

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Access resources from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center referenced at the Safe Routes to School 2019 Conference.
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Safe Routes to School State Contacts

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center maintains a list of State Safe Routes to School contacts.
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