Goal
Promote walkable communities by providing new (or by upgrading existing) sidewalk
facilities within the roadway Right-of-Way (ROW).
Requirements
Achieve Credit AE-3 Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) and describe the need, purpose
and appropriateness for planned, new, or upgraded pedestrian facilities in the white
paper document for Credit AE-3. The CSS document should clearly note whether
pedestrian facilities or improvements are required or have otherwise been requested
by the public. Table AE-5.1 shows the points available for this credit.
1 point
Implement new (or improve existing) operations or technologies for
pedestrian facilities. This includes added signage or minor access
improvements for pedestrians, such as signalized intersections or
crosswalks, shelters, and wheelchair ramps.
2 points
Implement physical or constructed changes to the roadway structure,
dimensions or form that provide pedestrian access within the ROW, such as
a sidewalk, raised crosswalk, bulb-out or pedestrian bridge structure.
Documentation
AE-5 Pedestrian Access
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Comment on credit AE-5
AE-5
General
OVERALL: pedestrian connectivity is extremely important, but I hesitate to say that pedestrian walkways along our roads will be worthwhile. It will be more important to consider localized pedestrian access around visitor centers and transportation hubs. I am curious if pullout pedestrian access and other like areas can be counted towards these credits.
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Pedestrian’s main mode of transport is by walking. This is important to understand because most often are roads are far too long to consider walking as a mode.
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Public input may be time consuming on road jobs when there is little to consider as some of our roads are often great distances from any urban areas.
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Increasing pedestrian areas will be important in the overall reduction of greenhouse gas in federal areas. Executive Order 13514
Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance
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Pathways are a means of separation, which provide safety. The health and safety or visitors is very important and is currently considered on all of our road projects.
NPS-JH
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