TY - JOUR
T1 - Real-world demonstrations of novel pedestrian crosswalk lighting
AU - Bullough, John D.
AU - Skinner, Nicholas P.
N1 - Funding Information:
The Aspen demonstration was funded by the City of Aspen. The Schenectady demonstration was funded by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration through the Region 2 University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) administered by the City University of New York. The authors appreciate the assistance of Camille Kamga and Penny Eickemeyer of UTRC in administering this study. In-kind support was provided by 3M, Intrigue Lighting, the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Important technical contributions were made by Mark Rea, Howard Ohlhous, Charles Jarboe, and Patricia Rizzo of the Lighting Research Center; Tyler Christoff, Garrett Sabourin, Tyler Desiderio, Ron Christian, and Tricia Aragon of the City of Aspen Department of Engineering; Jayme Lahut and Ray Gillen of the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority; Todd Manderfield of Intrigue Lighting; Karl Geisler, David Freier, and Tom Simpson of 3M; Joseph O’Connor and Thomas Wilson of TW&A Construction Management; Mayor Gary McCarthy and John Coluccio of the City of Schenectady; Ronald Baldwin of LAZ Parking; and the members of the Schenectady Ambassador Program. The prototype bollard luminaires were developed by 3M and Intrigue Lighting.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Outdoor urban pedestrian lighting serves multiple purposes and should do so in the most efficient and economic manner. An important purpose of outdoor urban pedestrian lighting is to support the safety of pedestrians, particularly those who interact with adjacent vehicle traffic, while enhancing pedestrians' perceptions of personal safety and security. A review of published literature, as well as the demonstration activities summarized, indicates the potential for bollard-level crosswalk lighting to enhance pedestrian visibility and to improve safety at crosswalks, particularly at locations where the presence of a crosswalk might not be expected by approaching drivers. Such locations include midblock crossings, roundabouts, and locations near schools and other public venues that might experience high levels of pedestrian traffic at sporadic or unexpected times.
AB - Outdoor urban pedestrian lighting serves multiple purposes and should do so in the most efficient and economic manner. An important purpose of outdoor urban pedestrian lighting is to support the safety of pedestrians, particularly those who interact with adjacent vehicle traffic, while enhancing pedestrians' perceptions of personal safety and security. A review of published literature, as well as the demonstration activities summarized, indicates the potential for bollard-level crosswalk lighting to enhance pedestrian visibility and to improve safety at crosswalks, particularly at locations where the presence of a crosswalk might not be expected by approaching drivers. Such locations include midblock crossings, roundabouts, and locations near schools and other public venues that might experience high levels of pedestrian traffic at sporadic or unexpected times.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85030234686
U2 - 10.3141/2661-07
DO - 10.3141/2661-07
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85030234686
SN - 0361-1981
VL - 2661
SP - 62
EP - 68
JO - Transportation Research Record
JF - Transportation Research Record
ER -