When are sidewalks warranted?
When are sidewalks warranted?
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I'm sure this is a simple question, but I just moved into the design/traffic engineering world after years in construction project management. Can someone tell me where I can find information on how to decide when a sidewalk is warranted on a secondary road?





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If you don't want to hang your hat on a state DOT document, you could contact them and ask if they based it on something else, like an AASHTO or ITE publication.
The other reason for sidewalks is safety. Depending on whch study you read, sidewalks will cut the chances of a crash involving a pedestrian walking along the road by 50% to 88% (however, most ped crashes involve people crossing the road).
If I recall correctly, the ADA doesn't apply to military facilities, but you should check to see if there is a similar DoD policy.
Here is one more resource: www.walkinginfo.org.
"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928
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http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/DOD/UFC/ufc_3_210_06a.pdf
There are 18 references to sidewalks in this document (using the search feature built-in to recent versions of Adobe Reader).
ACtrafficengr mentioned that ADA laws probably don't apply to military installations, and I expect that this is correct, in a legal sense. However, DOD does promote "barrier-free" design - sidewalks do a lot to advance that concept.
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Perhaps it was at a conference where I heard that sidewalks aren't required if the other streets in the area don't have them either. But if this is the only one that doesn't have a sidewalk, then you should put one in. Military installations typically see a number of people walking or running, sidewalks would be a good thing if this is the case.
Density would play into it, ie no housing density means no expected pedestrains. You don't need a sidewalk on a rural county road. Do you have pedestrian counts?
You can always call the access board for assistance for their input.
RE: When are sidewalks warranted?
"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928
"I'm searching for the questions, so my answers will make sense." - Stephen Brust
RE: When are sidewalks warranted?