Barcelona Papers
A decision tool for improving road safety for pedestrians
Maurizio Tira, Chiara Bresciani and Francesca Costa, University of Brescia
Summary: Assesses the use of typical accident scenarios implemented in a user friendly e-book, in order to study appropriate recommendation to prevent the specific type of accident. The paper aims to present the structure of a proposed e-book, showing the decision tree that leads users to one or several solution proposals for a given safety problem. After a brief presentation of the tool, the results of the assessment with technical staff of several cities in Europe will be reported in the paper. ... More
A tool box for Gehsundheitstrainer
A concept to encourage walking in cities | Manfred Bernard Fussgangerschutzverein
Summary: The German Pedestrian Association is advising a health insurance company about ways to help its clients to walk instead of going by car. The insurance company has been offered a ‘tool box’ which is described in this paper. ... More
Accessibility for people with disabilities
Specific needs, global solutions | Ignasi Gustems Mateo, Barcelona Provincial Council
Summary: The great challenge is to propose accessibility solutions that have benefits for all social groups and which do not represent an obstacle for anybody. We will have to work and analyze three main areas: - Macro-accessibility, with the objective of promoting the continuity in the accessible itinerary, as if it was a chain that cannot be broken at any point. - Micro-accessibility, in detail. The degree of precision in the construction has to be greater because it affects people who need special attention. - Special places, such as streets with steep slopes, urban parks and beaches. ... More
Accessing European Funding for Walking Projects
Paul Henderson, London European Partnership for Transport
Summary: The aim of this presentation is to highlight the opportunities that are available for both private and public sector organisations in Europe to access European funding for Walking projects. ... More
An objective method for star rating road crossings on school walking routes
Bruce Corben, David Logan, Jennie Oxley, Kirstan Corben and Jenny Boulet
Summary: This pilot study demonstrated that it is feasible to create a practical tool to objectively rate the safety performance of individual pedestrian road crossing points. ... More
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