FHWA updates the program, known as the Focused Approach, with new focus cities and States approximately every 5 years, based on the most current fatality data. In 2015, FHWA revised the program to emphasize both pedestrians and bicyclists. Walking and bicycling are vital to all communities, and the Federal Highway Administration recognizes the importance of addressing safety for these vulnerable road users.įor more than a decade, FHWA’s Office of Safety has delivered a targeted training and technical assistance program to cities and States with the highest number of pedestrian fatalities. Although pedestrian fatalities had been trending downward for many years, they have been increasing since 2009. roads-the highest numbers since the mid-1990s. In 2015, the most recent year for which data are available, 5,376 pedestrians and 817 bicyclists were killed on U.S. Pedestrian fatalities are on the rise, and transportation agencies are finding ways to combat the problem with FHWA's help. Here's how three locations have met the challenge. FHWA's technical assistance program helps communities protect their most vulnerable road users.
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