Washington Regional

Best Practices in

Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety

Enforcement Seminar

Thursday, August 29^th, 2013

9:30 a.m. – noon

COG Board Room

777 North Capitol Street NE, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20002

Agenda

Lunch will be made available at Noon.       

1.         9:30 a.m.         Welcome, Introductions, and Opening Remarks

·         Michael Farrell, Transportation Planner. National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB)

2.         9:45 a.m.         Pedestrian Safety in the Washington Region and the Street Smart Program

·         Michael Farrell, Transportation Planner, TPB

3.         10:00 a.m.       DDOT/DCMPD Pedestrian-Bicycle Safety Program

·         George Branyan, Pedestrian Coordinator, DDOT

·         Sgt. Terry Thorne, DCMPD

o   Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Types

o   Applicable Laws

o   Effective Enforcement Techniques

o   DC’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Enforcement Program

4.         11:00 a.m.       Montgomery County Pedestrian Safety

·         Jeff Dunckel, Pedestrian Safety Coordinator, Montgomery County DOT

·         Jeremy Smalley, Pedestrian Enforcement Coordinator, Montgomery County Police

o   Results of the Montgomery County Pedestrian Safety Initiative

o   Pedestrian Enforcement Program

5.         11:50 a.m.       Discussion/Adjourn for Lunch