TriMet Pedestrian Safety Project, Portland, Oregon
In 2002, Alta conducted a research project for TriMet, Portland’s regional transit authority, to address pedestrian improvements around transit stops. The primary goal of the Pedestrian Connection Analysis Project (PCAP) was to develop comparative ranking criteria to determine the most needed intersection improvements adjacent to bus stops. These criteria have been applied to bus stops along four state highway corridors in the Portland metropolitan area in order to develop a ranked list of potential intersection improvements. Alta developed the criteria with input from representatives of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Metro (the area's regional government body) and TriMet. Alta also developed a weighting system with input from the project's stakeholders, in order to assign a score for each of the stops analyzed. Findings from the study are being used by TriMet to inform decisions about transit-stop placement, reducing pedestrian barriers to transit, and prioritizing transit stop improvements.
