Conceptual Engineering Proposals for Fully Accessible Modern Roundabouts - Panel
Recently transportation engineers, pedestrian advocates, and ADA/ disabled-community advocates alike have questioned the viability of modern roundabouts, fearing everything from gridlock to inaccessibility This presentation includes an overview of current research, and describes how elements of modern roundabout design favor pedestrian safety and accessibility when compared to signalized 4-way intersections. Panel members will describe pedestrian safety benefits of roundabouts, and treatments for making them accessible. (1)

Road Diets: What to Do With All That Asphalt?
Putting roads on "diets" is becoming a popular technique. Learn the possibilities inherent in narrowing overly wide roads, and understand the potential objections and how to overcome them. Following a presentation on the Road Diet concept, thepanelists will show a series of examples of extra wide streets and ask the audience to brainstorm ideas on using recovered width for bike lanes, on-street parking, wider sidewalks, planter strips, medians, etc. (9)

Street Crossings for Pedestrians: Theory and Practice
This panel will present work by the Seattle Department of Transportation's marked crosswalk improvement program, the pedestrian-actuated signals program in Vancouver, British Columbia, a set of guidelines for the installation of crosswalks at controlled and uncontrolled locations in Sacramento, and findings from a national study of innovative pedestrian crossings along high volume, highspeed streets. (12)

Seniors and Their Walking Needs
As our populations continue to age, more attention needs to be paid to facility design and programs that encourage continued activity. This panel will discuss improving transportation facilities for older road users. The Mount Pleasant Wellness Walkways will discuss retrofitting existing streetscapes and open spaces that are more functional. This presentation will also provide an overview of Active For Life, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AARP's social change and marketing campaign. (31)

From "Pedestrian Summer" to Pedestrian Seattle
Pedestrian Summer was a campaign to promote walking and the safety of pedestrians in Seattle. With the support of the Council, Mayor, City Departments, community organizations, and businesses, the campaign fostered respect and civility between pedestrians and motorists and worked to improve driver behavior by increasing awareness about pedestrian safety. (41)