This presentation was prepared by FDOT and used during the April 25, 2016 stakeholder meeting in Bartow at the FDOT District 1 Headquarters.

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Smart Growth America is the only national organization dedicated to researching,
advocating for and leading coalitions to bring smart growth practices to more
communities nationwide.
www.smartgrowthamerica.org

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The median age of a fatally
injured pedestrian is 49
The median age of a fatally
injured bicyclist is 48
The Economic Impact of Pedestrian
and Bicyclist Fatalities is more than
$3 Billion Dollars annually

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Pedestrian and
Bicyclist
Fatalities
Environmental
Factors
Motorist
Behavior
Demographics
and Social
Factors
Pedestrian and
Bicyclist
Behavior
Roadway
Characteristics
“Addressing the issue of
bicycle and pedestrian safety
requires a comprehensive
approach. We have to
change the way we design
and engineer our roads, we
have to improve our
education efforts, and clarify
our traffic laws.”
FDOT Secretary Jim Boxold

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Everyone has a role in pedestrian and
bicycle safety
Today, your role is to provide input on
solutions to drive down pedestrian and
bicycle fatalities in your community

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Goal: To implement a Complete
Streets policy that promotes
safety, quality of life, and
economic development in
Florida.
Florida’s Complete Streets Policy
Effective September 2014

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Complete Streets Training and Implementation Plan
Kickoff 2/16/15
Transportation and Land
Use Workshops 3/10/15
Active Transportation
Public Transportation
Workshops 4/7-4/8/15
Intelligent Transportation
Systems
Transportation Demand
Management
Freight Logistics
Workshops 4/13-4/14-15
Modal Integrations and
Tradeoffs Workshops 6/3-
6/4-15
Develop Complete Streets
Work Plan
9/15/15
Implementation

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Designing Pedestrian Safety
Pensacola - March 30-31, 2016
Bartow- April 12-13, 2016
Deland – May 11-12, 2016
Clearwater – August 9-10, 2016
Ft. Lauderdale – August 24-25, 2016
Miami – August 30-31, 2016
Road Safety Audit
Orlando – April 6-7, 2016
Jacksonville – April 18-19, 2016
Miami – May 17-18, 2016
Pensacola – May 24-25, 2016
Ft. Lauderdale – August 3-4, 2016
Clearwater – September 14-15, 2016
Ft. Myers – September 27-28, 2016

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Goal:
To improve the overall safety of pedestrians and bicycles by reducing
pedestrian- and bicycle-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities while
ensuring that all areas of Florida’s transportation system provide safe and
accessible travel options for pedestrians and bicyclists.

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Florida’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Coalition is charged with implementing Florida’s
Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Safety Plan (PBSSP).
www.alerttodayflorida.com

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Florida’s
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Strategic
Safety Plan
supports the
Vulnerable Road
Users Emphasis
Area of Florida’s
Strategic Highway
Safety Plan.

17. Emphasis Areas:
• Driver Education and Licensing
• Highway and Traffic Engineering
• Data and Analysis
• Communication
• Outreach and Education
• Legislation, Regulation, and Policy
• Law Enforcement and Emergency Services
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Designing and
Engineering; Maintenance,
Complete Streets, Livable
Communities, etc.
Outreach and Education,
Paid Media, Social Media,
Events, Strategic Alliances,
etc.
Enforcement Initiatives
including training officers,
educating through warning,
citations, etc.
Emergency Medical
Response, Trauma Centers
educating through
rehabilitation phase, etc.
Combining the 4 E’s

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Leadership Team CUTR
Communications
Team
Emphasis Area
Teams and
Partners
HVE Agencies
District
Champions
Ped/Bike and
CTST
Coordinators
•Data and Analysis
•Outreach and Education
•Highway and Traffic Engineering
•Driver Education and Licensing
•Law Enforcement and EMS
•Legislation, Regulation, and Policy
•Communication
Emphasis Areas
Relationship Alignment

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Our primary focus is to
increase awareness
and prevent crashes,
fatalities, and serious
injuries involving
pedestrians and
bicyclists across
Florida.
Areas with the
greatest
representation of the
problem have been
identified and are
prioritized.

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Greatest
Return
on
Investment
Education
Enforcement
Engineering
EMS
Focusing Resources

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Polk County Fatalities by Person/Crash Type
Fatality Type Fatalities
Fatalities Per 100,000
Population
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total Fatalities (All Crashes)* 85 92 88 94 113 14.09 15.09 14.29 15.08 17.81
(1) Alcohol-Impaired Driving (BAC=.08+) Fatalities 21 29 21 27 29 3.48 4.76 3.41 4.33 4.57
(2) Single Vehicle Crash Fatalities 36 47 39 41 57 5.97 7.71 6.33 6.58 8.98
(3) Large Truck Involved Crash Fatalities 12 7 13 14 15 1.99 1.15 2.11 2.25 2.36
(4) Speeding Involved Crash Fatalities 7 9 11 15 9 1.16 1.48 1.79 2.41 1.42
(5) Rollover Involved Crash Fatalities 21 20 12 23 20 3.48 3.28 1.95 3.69 3.15
(6) Roadway Departure Involved Crash Fatalities 36 42 35 39 44 5.97 6.89 5.68 6.26 6.93
(7) Intersection (or Intersection Related) Crash Fatalities 41 28 25 40 39 6.8 4.59 4.06 6.42 6.15
Passenger Car Occupant Fatalities 29 27 34 46 43 4.81 4.43 5.52 7.38 6.78
Light Truck Occupant Fatalities 25 24 19 17 24 4.14 3.94 3.09 2.73 3.78
Motorcyclist Fatalities 11 23 13 14 17 1.82 3.77 2.11 2.25 2.68
Pedestrian Fatalities 13 11 17 10 22 2.15 1.8 2.76 1.6 3.47
Bicyclist (or Other Cyclist) Fatalities 2 4 3 5 4 0.33 0.66 0.49 0.8 0.63

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Lee County Fatalities by Person/Crash Type
Fatality Type Fatalities
Fatalities Per 100,000
Population
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total Fatalities (All Crashes)* 65 75 64 92 81 10.48 11.88 9.92 13.91 11.92
(1) Alcohol-Impaired Driving (BAC=.08+) Fatalities 21 18 18 23 19 3.38 2.85 2.79 3.48 2.80
(2) Single Vehicle Crash Fatalities 35 42 29 54 56 5.64 6.65 4.50 8.17 8.24
(3) Large Truck Involved Crash Fatalities 1 7 9 7 6 0.16 1.11 1.40 1.06 0.88
(4) Speeding Involved Crash Fatalities 11 10 13 15 13 1.77 1.58 2.02 2.27 1.91
(5) Rollover Involved Crash Fatalities 14 18 7 20 15 2.26 2.85 1.09 3.02 2.21
(6) Roadway Departure Involved Crash Fatalities 24 33 21 37 30 3.87 5.23 3.26 5.59 4.41
(7) Intersection (or Intersection Related) Crash Fatalities 21 23 35 34 28 3.38 3.64 5.43 5.14 4.12
Passenger Car Occupant Fatalities 20 21 19 26 22 3.22 3.33 2.95 3.93 3.24
Light Truck Occupant Fatalities 13 19 7 18 14 2.10 3.01 1.09 2.72 2.06
Motorcyclist Fatalities 14 16 18 19 14 2.26 2.53 2.79 2.87 2.06
Pedestrian Fatalities 12 7 13 24 17 1.93 1.11 2.02 3.63 2.50
Bicyclist (or Other Cyclist) Fatalities 4 5 2 3 9 0.64 0.79 0.31 0.45 1.32

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Sarasota County Fatalities by Person/Crash Type
Fatality Type Fatalities
Fatalities Per 100,000
Population
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total Fatalities (All Crashes)* 41 37 47 31 31 10.79 9.70 12.17 7.94 7.81
(1) Alcohol-Impaired Driving (BAC=.08+) Fatalities 10 7 14 8 7 2.63 1.83 3.63 2.05 1.76
(2) Single Vehicle Crash Fatalities 22 27 31 20 16 5.79 7.08 8.03 5.13 4.03
(3) Large Truck Involved Crash Fatalities 2 1 1 1 2 0.53 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.50
(4) Speeding Involved Crash Fatalities 4 7 8 5 2 1.05 1.83 2.07 1.28 0.50
(5) Rollover Involved Crash Fatalities 11 11 12 9 0 2.90 2.88 3.11 2.31 0.00
(6) Roadway Departure Involved Crash Fatalities 18 15 21 10 8 4.74 3.93 5.44 2.56 2.02
(7) Intersection (or Intersection Related) Crash Fatalities 16 14 15 10 14 4.21 3.67 3.89 2.56 3.53
Passenger Car Occupant Fatalities 17 8 10 8 7 4.47 2.10 2.59 2.05 1.76
Light Truck Occupant Fatalities 12 9 15 6 2 3.16 2.36 3.89 1.54 0.50
Motorcyclist Fatalities 5 7 10 7 9 1.32 1.83 2.59 1.79 2.27
Pedestrian Fatalities 6 9 6 6 11 1.58 2.36 1.55 1.54 2.77
Bicyclist (or Other Cyclist) Fatalities 0 4 6 3 2 0.00 1.05 1.55 0.77 0.50

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Counties with the highest representation of Bicyclists, Bicycle Passengers, and Pedestrian Fatality Rates by Demographic Data
Source: 2010 Census and Wikipedia
County Race
Language Spoken at
Home Population
White
African
American Asian Hispanic/Latino Spanish English
Haitian
Creole
Median
Household
Income
Median
Age
Female
Median
Age
Male Total Population
Approximate % of
State Population
Miami-Dade 16.3 19.2 1.7 64.3 63.77 28.07 4.22 $ 43,605 39 36 2,496,435 14%
Orange 63.6 20.8 4.9 26.9 16.6 75.43 1.93 $ 50,138 34.7 32.7 1,145,956 6%
Broward 41.9 27.9 3.5 29.5 22.22 63.44 5.42 $ 51,694 40 38 1,748,066 10%
Hillsborough 71.8 16.68 2.2 24.95 22 73 0.02 $ 49,536 35 37 1,229,226 7%
Pinellas 82.1 10.3 3 8 5 85 0.01 $ 45,258 47 44 916,542 5%
Palm Beach 58.7 18.2 20.1 2.6 15.69 73.13 4.03 $ 53,242 45 41 1,356,545 8%
Duval 60.9 29.5 4.2 7.9 5.7 87.4
Tagalog
2.8 $ 49,463 37 34 864,263 5%
Volusia 86.11 9.29 1 6.57 8.92 86.2 $ 44,400 46 43 494,593 3%
Lee 87.69 6.59 0.77 9.54 8.7 86.7
German
1.1 $ 50,014 46 44 618,754 4%
Brevard 84.81 10.4 4.5 4.61 0.4 76 0.01 $ 49,523 46 44 543,376 3%
Polk 79.58 13.54 0.93 9.49 7 79.9 0.01 $ 43,946 41 38 602,095 4%
Pasco 93.7 2.07 0.94 5.69 8.66 84.36 $ 44,228 44 42 464,697 3%
Escambia 68.9 22.9 2.7 4.7 4.31 90.17 $ 43,573 39 35 297,619 2%
Sarasota 92.65 4.18 0.77 4.34 4.4 89.7 1 $ 49,388 46 41 379,448 2%
Marion 84.16 11.55 0.7 6.03 11.6 83.1 1.6 $ 40,339 49.1 46.2 331,298 2%
Statewide 78.1 16.7 2.7 23.6 19.54 73.36 1.84 $ 47,661 38.5 35.8 18,801,310 100%

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Traffic Safety Programs must be both ACCOUNTABLE and EFFECTIVE.
The overall goal of the traffic safety program is to reduce pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries
resulting from traffic crashes.
What Counts?
Outcomes count. While most behavioral programs measure effectiveness by output, this program looks at the
outcomes that result from those output. This is called an Impact Evaluation.
When making recommendations keep in mind the degree of influence the recommendation has on resolving the
issue.
What Can’t Be Counted?
Activities and costs vital to the success of the program, such as outreach to increase awareness of traffic laws, is
difficult, if not impossible to count. We know these things are necessary, and complete administrative evaluations that
provides a complete description of activities and costs of these types of items.
These types of items should be included in your recommendations, but note they should be vital to the success of the
program.

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What strategies or
countermeasures have
been implemented in
your area that have
significantly improved
pedestrian and bicycle
safety?

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Beth Osborne, Smart Growth America
beth.osborne@t4america.org
(202) 302-0240
www.smartgrowthamerica.org
Secretary Billy Hattaway, FDOT District One
Billy.Hattaway@dot.state.fl.us
(863) 519-2201
www.dot.state.fl.us
Trenda McPherson, Florida Department of Transportation
Trenda.McPherson@dot.state.fl.us
(850)414-4025
www.alerttodayflorida.com www.dot.state.fl.us

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