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The Innovative Cities Lecture Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPedestrian Safety at Night: Strategies to Create 24\/7 Safe Streets Networks\u201d<\/strong> presentation by Dr. Rebecca Sanders, Founder and Principal Investigator of Safe Streets Research & Consulting, LLC, and Dr. Bob Schneider, Co-Chair of the Department of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lecture Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pedestrian fatalities have increased dramatically over the last fifteen years, and over 75% of those pedestrian deaths occur in dark conditions \u2014 despite the fact that many fewer people walk at night than during the day. In this presentation, Dr. Sanders and Dr. Schneider will discuss key findings from their research on strategies to improve pedestrian safety at night. Come learn about key contributing factors to pedestrian fatalities at night; strategies for improving pedestrian nighttime safety; and guidance for implementing the proposed strategies as part of the Safe System Approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biographies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Sanders<\/strong> is the Founder and Principal Investigator of Safe Streets Research & Consulting, LLC. She brings 17 years of academic and consulting experience analyzing and addressing pedestrian, bicyclist, e-scooter, and motorist safety, behavior, and mobility through crash analysis, survey research, and design. Dr. Sanders is currently involved in multiple national and regional research efforts, including studying pedestrian safety in darkness and pedestrian crossing behaviors and preferences; bicycle facility safety; pedestrian and bicyclist exposure and safety modeling estimation; and innovations in High Injury Network development, Vision Zero strategies, and systemic safety methodologies and applications. Dr. Sanders earned her PhD and Master in City & Regional Planning from the University of California-Berkeley, where she conducted research through SafeTREC, and a Bachelor of Arts as a University Scholar concentrating in Spanish, French, Music, and Religion from Baylor University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob Schneider<\/strong> is a Co-Chair of the Department of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and he has 25 years of practical and research experience in the sustainable transportation field. Dr. Schneider\u2019s safety research has identified roadways with the highest concentrations of pedestrian fatalities across the US, produced a new method for classifying pedestrian and bicycle crashes, and identified factors associated with pedestrian safety at night. Dr. Schneider earned his PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California-Berkeley, Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Mathematics from Augustana College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AICP-CM credits will be awarded. AICP CM Credit\u00a0#9296703<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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