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The article focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of light-emitting diodes embedded (LED-Em) in the borders pedestrian-crossing warning signs as a traffic-control treatment.

The article focuses on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) project established to determine the safety effectiveness of low-to medium-cost engineering countermeasures in reducing pedestrian fatalities and injuries at controlled and uncontrolled intersections.

The article offers information on pedestrian hybrid beacon (PHB) that is a traffic control device used at pedestrian crossings including reports that device is pedestrian activated and upon activation, drivers see a sequence of indications that start with a flashing yellow.

The article focuses on a methodical approach needed by practitioners to assess pedestrian and bicyclist risk for the purposes of identifying high-priority areas and transportation facilities for safety improvement.

The article focuses on the vote of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD) to send a ballot item to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration to make revisions in the language in the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) concerning the setting of speed limits.

The article discusses a study which revealed that various roadway and traffic control device characteristics are linked with traffic operating conditions that are more supportive of walking.

The article talks about the pedestrian issues related to rapid-flashing beacons. Topics include the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), its Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), and their studies on the effect of shape, flash pattern, and beacon location. Other topics include the effect of rapid-flashing yellow light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on pedestrian detection, circular rapid-flashing beacons (CRFB) and rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFB), and rapid-flashing patterns.

The article discusses the informational and instructional briefing sheets to promote safer walking and bicycling routes in the schools' vicinity which was produced through the partnership of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Briefing series for safe routes to school (SRTS) program includes an introduction, school site selection and off-site access, walking and bicycling audits, school routes maps, and school on-site design.

The article reports on the findings from two new research studies on the usefulness of High-intensity Activated Crosswalk developed by Tucson, Arizona to address pedestrian crossing concerns. According to the Transit Cooperative Research Program and National Cooperative Highway Research Program study, devices showing red indication significantly shows a higher pedestrian compliance than those without it. Aside from Arizona, other cities have installed the pedestrian hybrid beacon device.

An interview with Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Research Engineer at Roadway Design Program Texas A&M Transportation Institute is presented including examines that it used writing to convey transportation knowledge to other professionals and the greater world.

The article announces that Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) member Kay Fitzpatrick has received the 2014 Burton W. Marsh Distinguished Service Award.

The article reports on the efforts of the technical committee formed by the Traffic Engineering Council of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) to develop an informational resource on marking patterns used at uncontrolled pedestrian crossings. The committee observed the minimal attention given to selecting a style of crosswalk markings in certain regions, and saw the need to distribute information on crosswalk markings. Information on ordering "Marking Patterns Used at Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossings" is provided.

The article presents the results of a study, conducted by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in Texas, on the effects of access density on operating speed. The study revealed that speed is slower for high-access density and a high variability exists between speed and access density. It concluded that for access densities above approximately 20 access points (acs)/kilometer (km) on one-way and 16 acs/km on two-way facilities, increases in travel time of about 10 percent to 15 percent exist.