1. Non-Motorized Safety Planning in SW Michigan
The TwinCATS Walk & Roll Plan
4/26/2012

2. Walk & Roll Plan Overview: Background
Benton Harbor MPO formed non-motorized subcommittee in 2009
Tasked with improving the non-motorized attributes of MPO-funded road projects
Final plan completed in 2011 and amended into Long Range Plan

3. Walk & Roll Plan Overview: Content
Table and maps indicating locations of particular importance for better infrastructure
Results from a series of public input sessions
Detailing of specific obstacles faced by area non-motorized users
Mapping of origins and destinations
Analysis of population groups with specific non-motorized needs

4. Walk & Roll Plan Overview: Safety Materials
Analysis of all bike and pedestrian crashes between 2000 and end of 2009
Mapping of all accident locations
Tabulation of accidents by road segment, by mid-block and intersection location
Tabulation of accidents by severity in different municipalities

5. Walk & Roll Plan Overview: Safety Materials

6. Walk & Roll Plan Overview: Safety Materials

7. Walk & Roll Plan Overview: Safety Materials
Assessment of road segments with unsafe conditions
Lack of facilities and difficult conditions
High vehicle volumes and speeds
Wide crossings
Evidence of need and use in unsafe locations
Listing of resources that guide better design
ADA standards
AASHTO guidebooks
ITE guidebooks
FHWA selection tools

8. Walk & Roll Plan Overview: Safety Materials

9. Walk & Roll Plan: Next Steps
Walk & Roll Subcommittee follow-up
Development of MPO Complete Streets Policy
Development of better MPO project selection criteria
Assembly of "Top Ten List" of highly prioritized locations
Expand use of safety resources
Highway Safety Manual
Detailed incident reports
Expand geographic focus
Niles area MPO
Entire Region 4

10. Thank You Questions, Comments, Suggestions: Trevor Thomas
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Suzann Flowers
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