Pedestrian Access and Safety
- James Graham (Deactivated)
- kathleen.crabb
Mission
DDOT works to make walking and pedestrian activity an accessible and safe mode of travel throughout all parts of the District's transportation network and public space.
Walking has been a fundamental part of everyday travel in Washington, DC from the City’s initial design by Pierre L’Enfant in 1791. L’Enfant’s plan for the City was inherently walkable. He envisioned a series of grand avenues radiating from the core of the City, and a grid street network that would overlay these avenues and conform to the contours of the land.
Over 200 years later, L’Enfant’s layout of the City remains largely intact and provides both opportunities and challenges to modern pedestrian travel. While some parts of Washington, DC are known throughout the world for being great places to walk because of the grid network and tree-lined streets, others are not. Many of the grand avenues have become major arterial roadways, carrying heavy volumes of traffic and presenting challenges to pedestrians.
District of Columbia Pedestrian Master Plan
Procedures & Services
HAWK Pedestrian Signal Guide
Quick Pedestrian / Bicycle Crash Site Visit Checklist
Sidewalk Gap Program
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is constructing new sidewalks and filling sidewalk gaps to provide access and improve safety for residents and visitors throughout the District. Click the link to view and learn more about the Sidewalk Gap Program.
Pedestrian Access & Safety in Work Zones
As DDOT regulates the temporary occupancy of public space during construction, it shall ensure that the routing of pedestrians and other vehicles around a work zone is safe, and that traffic control plans submitted with construction permits replicate the existing pedestrian pathways as practically as possible.
Pedestrian Safety and Work Zone Standards: Covered and Open Walkways
See Related
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Page:Vaults (Compendium)
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Page:Utilities (Compendium)
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Page:Traffic Calming (Compendium)
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Page:Snow and Ice Removal (Compendium)
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Page:Sidewalk Cafes (Compendium)
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Page:Sidewalks (Compendium)
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Page:Safe Routes to Schools (Compendium)
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Page:Traffic Safety and Vision Zero (Compendium)
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Page:Pedestrian Access and Safety (Compendium)
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Page:Parklets (Compendium)
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Page:Construction (Compendium)
Additional Information
Legal References
- D.C. Code § 50-1931: Pedestrian Advisory Council
- Pedestrian Protection Right-of-Way at Crosswalks Amendment Act of 2004
- Pedestrian Safety Reinforcement Amendment Act of 2008
- DCMR 10-A410: T-2.4: Pedestrian Access, Facilities, and Safety
- DCMR 18-23: Pedestrians
- DCMR 24-3315: Safe Accommodations for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
- Priority Sidewalk Assurance Act
Design Standards & Specifications
Transportation Plans & Studies
Other Resources
- Metrorail Bicycle & Pedestrian Access Improvements Study, October 2010
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PDF File 18-227 (1).pdf |
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PDF File Guidelines on Vehicular and Pedestrian Interval Calculation.pdf |
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PDF File Hawk Pedestrian Signal Guide.pdf |
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PDF File Pedestrian Master Plan.pdf |
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PDF File Pedestrian Safety and Work Zone Standards - Covered and Open Walkways (1).pdf |
26 Mar, 2022 by James Graham (Deactivated) |