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<br /> <br />17 <br />Department of Transportation highlights crosswalk visibility, medians/refuge islands, and bicycle  <br />lanes as proven pedestrian safety countermeasures.  <br />https://www.transportation.gov/NRSS/SaferRoads  <br />  <br />New Brighton’s reconstruction projects will consider additional design elements including but not  <br />limited to reduced street widths, medians, bump‐outs, dynamic signs or other geometric changes to  <br />influence driver behavior.  Differentiated pavement surfaces, raised crosswalks, dynamic speed  <br />display signs may also be considered to calm traffic and improve mobility.  The Federal Highway  <br />Administration’s Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) Studio offers the following statistics  <br />on crossing treatment impacts:   <br />  <br />  <br />  <br />  <br />  <br />  <br />  <br />Pedestrian refuge <br />islands: 32% reduction <br />in pedestrian crashes <br />Lighting at <br />intersections: 23% <br />reduction in total injury <br />crashes <br />Raised crosswalks: 45% <br />reduction in pedestrian <br />crashes and 30% <br />reduction in vehicle <br />crashes <br />Road diet (lane <br />reduction): 19% <br />reduction in total <br />crashes in urban areas <br />Pedestrian hybrid <br />beacon: 55% reduction <br />in pedestrian crashes <br />Rectangular Rapid <br />Flashing Beacon <br />flashing patterns: 47% <br />reduction in pedestrian <br />crashes and increased <br />driver yielding rate Draft