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Abstract:<\/h2>\n
Governments at all levels across the globe are promoting active transportation (AT - walking,
\nbicycling) in pursuit of socially, environmentally and economically sustainable communities.
\nHowever, with more concurrent use of the sustainable transport facilities by different user
\ngroups (e.g., children, youth, adults, seniors), there is concern over a counterproductive rise in
\nthe risk of conflicts and injuries. Along the same lines, many small, medium, and large Canadian
\nmunicipalities are proactively promoting more active lifestyles and transportation to curb obesity,
\nreducing greenhouse gases to reduce energy costs and mitigate climate change, and
\naddressing the enormous economic costs of AT user injuries and deaths. With an intention to
\nanalyze and promote the safety of AT users (aka vulnerable road users - VRUs), this study was
\ncarried out on the safe use of roads and pathways for AT, sponsored by the Public Health
\nAgency of Canada in 2012.
\nThis paper discusses the details and outcomes of this study focusing mainly on how community
\ndecision makers can best educate, engage and protect VRUs using informal, passive education
\ntools. It had three main objectives. First was to conduct a comprehensive review of relevant
\nsources to identify promising Canadian practices promoting safe use by VRUs. Second was to
\nidentify informal, passive AT safety education and enforcement programs. The final objective
\nwas to assimilate all collected data into a cohesive final report, which will be of interest to
\ncommunity decision-makers such as councilors, planners, engineers, public health practitioners,
\nand other road safety stakeholders.
\nThis study employed an expedited, full-population sampling carried out in three parts. Firstly,
\nprimary information sources were identified via website scans of nearly 300 Canadian communities
\nand literature review. Secondly, key informants were interviewed from a broad range of communities
\nand organizations across Canada. Finally a national toolbox was assembled of promising informal,
\npassive AT educational strategies, augmented by international literature for comparison.
\nMany promising AT safety practices were identified by representatives of Canadian
\ncommunities, but science based monitoring was not widely used. Future research should be
\nconducted using observed critical success factors of the identified informal, passive AT safety
\neducation and enforcement programs to validate their significance and influence over program
\nsuccess. To increase effectiveness of the promising practices and realistic budgeting amounts,
\nfuture research should address the identified lack of monitoring costs.<\/p>\n
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