PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES

Pedestrian facilities are important parts of a multi-modal transportation system. Communities across the country are asking for more emphasis on walkability, with facilities that are safe and comfortable for all pedestrians including the disabled.

WK Dickson's transportation planners know how to plan for and design a wide range of pedestrian-friendly facilities including sidewalks, crosswalks, bike paths, streetscapes and other public spaces adjoining or intersecting with a community's vehicular transportation system.

Our team has vast experience with walkable community projects, pedestrian visibility standards, innovative pedestrian facilities, and working with disabled community representatives to apply ADA standards to pedestrian facilities.

Areas of expertise include:

  • Pedestrian design guidelines
  • Sidewalk planning & design
  • Crosswalk and intersection design
  • Streetscape improvements
  • Curb extensions (bulb-outs)
  • Illumination & electrical design
  • Bicycle lanes & pathways
  • Landscape architecture

 

 

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Providing access for people with disabilities is a civil rights mandate that is not subject to limitation by project costs, levels of use, or "exceptional circumstances."

Venice, Italy is considered the greatest pedestrian city in the world because it contains the largest pedestrian street network completely free of cars. The entire city has no cars operating on its streets.

Research shows that compact neighborhoods where destinations are nearer to one-another, people are more willing to walk and bicycle. Every time a neighborhood doubles in density, the number of vehicle trips residents make is reduced by 20%-30%.