Evaluation of Sustained Enforcement, Education, and Engineering Measures on Pedestrian CrossingsStatus: CompleteReport Date: 07/25/2019 Summary: Pedestrian injuries and fatalities represent a growing percentage of all traffic injuries and fatalities across the nation. In 2016, 60 pedestrians were killed in Minnesota, the highest number since 1991. The St. Paul Police Department and community partners collaborated with researchers at the University of Minnesota and Western Michigan University, along with staff at MnDOT, to evaluate a program that employed multiple strategies over a year in a focused effort to change drivers' yielding behavior to pedestrians in crosswalks. By using diverse means of community education, high-visibility police enforcement, low-cost engineering (such as signs in streets), as well as highly visible signs announcing desirable changes in drivers' behavior near the end of the project, researchers and their community partners were able to document substantial changes in drivers' behavior. Improvements were seen not only at the 16 research sites, but also at generalized intersections across the city as various media spread the word of the importance of stopping for pedestrians. The program was a success and could easily be transferred to other communities across the state. Final Deliverables: Evaluation of Sustained Enforcement, Education, and Engineering Measures on Pedestrian Crossings (Report #2019-29) Taking an Integrated Approach to Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety (Research Summary) Related Materials: ‘He was fast … he ran you right over’: what it’s like to get hit by an SUV (News/Publication Article) U of M, St. Paul Team Up to Improve Pedestrian Safety at Crosswalks (Video/Webinar) Signs shame drivers into stopping for pedestrians in St. Paul (Star Tribune) (News/Publication Article) Crossroads: More Saint Paul Drivers Stopping for Pedestrians, Thanks to Pilot Study (Blog Post) Drivers stopping for pedestrians on the rise in St. Paul, U of M study finds (News/Publication Article) Editorial: Pedestrian safety. Yielding matters. So does design (Pioneer Press) (News/Publication Article) Related Research: Pedestrian Engineering and Enforcement at Signalized Intersections