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The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research is part of a National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project 17–87, which is part of the NCHRP. NCHRP is administered by the Transportation Research Board and funded by participating member states of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. NCHRP also receives critical technical support from the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Published In
Transportation Research Record
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2025
Subjects
Pedestrians -- Safety measures
Abstract
Unsignalized pedestrian crossing accommodations can improve pedestrian safety, yet their quality of service for pedestrians remains understudied. The present study explored whether and how pedestrians’ satisfaction with crossing unsignalized crossings varied according to the type of crossing accommodation used, that is, the rectangular rapid-flashing beacon (RRFB) with median island, median island alone, marked crosswalk, and unmarked crosswalk. The research team collected intercept survey and video observation data from 358 pedestrians across a total of 40 sites in two different cities. Structural equation models illustrated how pedestrians’ crossing-oriented satisfaction was shaped by their positive perceptions of safety and low levels of delay in the act of crossing the street. Crossing satisfaction also varied by unsignalized crossing accommodation type. Pedestrians perceived RRFBs with medians and median islands by themselves as comparably safer, more time efficient, and thus more satisfying than marked crosswalks without RRFBs or raised medians or at unmarked crosswalks. These findings could inform efforts to provide higher quality of service to pedestrians.
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DOI
10.1177/03611981241271598
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43892
Citation Details
LaJeunesse, S., Kumfer, W., Kothuri, S., Nordback, K., & McNeil, N. (2024). How was your Crossing Experience? Development of a Pedestrian Satisfaction with Unsignalized Crossings Scale. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2679(2), 1762–1776.