Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2010 Feb;11(1):57-65. doi: 10.1080/15389580903434199.
To systematically examine the content of pedestrian master plans in North Carolina in order to assess whether and how these plans were designed to improve pedestrian safety.
All current pedestrian master plans in North Carolina through 2008 were gathered and examined using content analysis. A safety quality index was developed to assess the thoroughness with which a plan addressed safety issues in four categories: (1) goal statement, (2) analysis of current conditions, (3) policy proposals, and (4) program proposals. Plans were also compared according to the implementation guidelines included and on the recent pedestrian accident history of the municipalities in which they were developed.
Forty-six plans were developed in North Carolina through 2008, either at the municipal or regional level. Almost all pedestrian master plans in North Carolina described improving safety as one of their goals. The majority attempted to do so by improving the built environment through engineering projects, including building new sidewalks, trails, or greenways and by upgrading existing facilities. Regional plans tended to propose fewer policies and programs, as well as less specific proposals, than did municipal plans. Although most plans contained multiple proposals to address pedestrian safety, few plans identified a group accountable for implementation, a timeline of implementation actions, or the resources necessary to make implementation possible. Municipalities with a recent history of pedestrian injuries were more likely to develop plans than those with fewer pedestrian injuries. Plans developed by municipalities with a recent history of pedestrian fatalities tended to more thoroughly addressed safety.
Safety was a major component of nearly every pedestrian master plan in North Carolina. Most plans contained multiple proposals to address pedestrian safety. These findings lay the foundation for future research evaluating both the implementation and the impact of these planning documents on the safety of pedestrians.
系统地考察北卡罗来纳州行人总体规划的内容，以评估这些规划是否以及如何旨在提高行人安全。
收集并使用内容分析方法检查截至 2008 年北卡罗来纳州所有现行的行人总体规划。开发了一个安全质量指数，以评估计划在四个类别中解决安全问题的彻底性：（1）目标陈述，（2）当前条件分析，（3）政策建议，和（4）方案建议。还根据所包含的实施指南以及制定这些计划的市政当局最近的行人事故历史对计划进行了比较。
在 2008 年之前，北卡罗来纳州制定了 46 项计划，要么在市级，要么在地区级。几乎所有北卡罗来纳州的行人总体规划都将改善安全状况描述为其目标之一。大多数人试图通过改善工程设计的建筑环境来实现这一目标，包括建造新的人行道、步道或绿道，并升级现有设施。区域计划往往比市计划提出的政策和方案更少，也更具体。尽管大多数计划都包含多项解决行人安全的建议，但很少有计划确定一个负责实施的团体、实施行动的时间表或实施所需的资源。近期有行人受伤史的城市比行人受伤较少的城市更有可能制定计划。近期有行人死亡事件的城市制定的计划往往更全面地解决安全问题。
安全是北卡罗来纳州几乎每个行人总体规划的主要组成部分。大多数计划都包含多项解决行人安全的建议。这些发现为未来评估这些规划文件的实施和对行人安全的影响奠定了基础。
