This table provides detailed information about the Pedestrian Mater Plan performance measures. Click on the highlighted text below to link to a description of each measure and its target.
| Goal |
Performance Measure |
Baseline Measurement |
Performance Target |
Data Collection Frequency |
Data Collection Responsibility |
Safety
Reduce the number and severity of crashes involving pedestrians. |
Rate of crashes involving pedestrians |
Calculated using 2008 total reported crashes divided by pedestrian trips (as measured in the 2006 Puget Sound Regional Council Household Travel Survey) |
Decreasing rate |
Should match the rate of the PSRC Household Travel Survey |
SDOT reports |
| Change in vehicle speeds on identified corridors |
Measured 85th percentile vehicle speed on identified corridors |
Reduction in 85th percentile vehicle speeds |
Annually |
SDOT |
| School participation in pedestrian safety, education, and encouragement programs |
Total number of public schools that participated in a program in 2008 |
Reach all schools in 10 years. Average 10 schools per year. |
Annually (10 year horizon) |
SDOT, schools, police |
| Driver and pedestrian awareness of pedestrian laws |
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior (KAB) survey results (2009) |
Increasing awareness. |
Every five years (or to match the rate of the KAB survey) |
SDOT |
Equity
Make Seattle a more walkable city for all through equity in public engagement, service delivery, and capital investments.
|
City investments toward Top Tier projects in High Priority Areas |
Inventory / proposed project list |
Percent increase in system completion each year |
Annually |
SDOT and DPD |
| Increase public engagement about pedestrian issues |
Number of “hits” on Seattle Pedestrian Program web page in 2007 |
Increasing number of “hits” |
Annually |
SDOT |
| Increase transit ridership |
Number of boardings and alightings (by stop or route) in 2008 |
Percent increase |
Annually |
King County (and eventually Sound Transit) |
| Mode share (more people walking) |
Percentage of trips made on foot (as measured in the 2006 PSRC Household Travel Survey) |
Increasing percentage of trips |
Should match the rate of the PSRC Household Travel Survey |
SDOT reports |
Vibrancy
Develop a pedestrian environment that sustains healthy communities and supports a vibrant economy. |
Increase streetscape vibrancy |
Number of street use permits that include streetscape elements |
Increasing number of permits |
Every two years through 2020 |
SDOT |
| Increase pedestrian volumes in selected count locations |
Volume of pedestrians in selected count locations throughout the city |
Increasing number of pedestrians in selected count locations over time |
Every two years |
SDOT, OED, MidCity, DSA, PR |
Health
Raise awareness of the important role of walking in promoting health and preventing disease.
|
Self-reported physical activity |
Percent of respondents reporting little or no physical activity |
Decreasing percentage |
Every two years (or to match the rate of the King County health survey) |
King County |
| Increase number of children walking or biking to or from school |
Number of children walking to school as measured in school travel surveys completed by schools participating in the Federal Safe Routes to School program (before and after surveys) |
Increasing number of trips |
Surveys should be done yearly while programs are active |
SDOT reports |
