PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION: A LOOK FORWARD

This paper discusses issues related to pedestrians and pedestrian travel as the new millennium begins as determined by the Transportation Research Board Committee on Pedestrians. The health and other beneficial aspects of pedestrian travel, conflicts with vehicular transportation, and efforts to improve and increase pedestrian travel are described. The lack of access to or funds for sidewalks or walkways, indifference to the potential of walking, and the belief that too few people are interested in walking as perceived by facility planners are barriers to increasing pedestrian travel. Developments in design guidance, safety, land use, and fitness are some of the areas of focus identified by the Committee that are described in this paper.