Evaluation of Vision Zero School Safety Zone Built Environment Interventions in Toronto, Canada: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 101165
Author(s):  
Linda Rothman ◽  
Rebecca Ling ◽  
Brent Hagel ◽  
Pamela Fuselli ◽  
Alison Macpherson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
School Safety ◽  
Safety Zone ◽  
Vision Zero

scholarly journals Pilot study to evaluate school safety zone built environment interventions

2021 ◽  
pp. injuryprev-2021-044299
Author(s):  
Linda Rothman ◽  
Rebecca Ling ◽  
Brent E Hagel ◽  
Colin Macarthur ◽  
Alison K Macpherson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
School Safety ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Speed Limit ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Speed Limits ◽  
Arrival Times ◽  
Dangerous Driving ◽  
The City

BackgroundSchool safety zones were created in 2017 under the City of Toronto’s Vision Zero Road Safety Plan. This pilot study examined the effect of built environment interventions on driver speeds, active school transportation (AST) and dangerous driving.MethodsInterventions were implemented at 34 schools and 45 matched controls (2017–2019). Drivers travelling over the speed limit of >30 km/hour and 85th percentile speeds were measured using pneumatic speed tubes at school frontages. Observers examined AST and dangerous driving at school arrival times. Repeated measures beta and multiple regression analyses were used to study the intervention effects.ResultsMost schools had posted speed limits of 40 km/hour (58%) or ≥50 km/hour (23%). A decrease in drivers travelling over the speed limit was observed at intervention schools post-intervention (from 44% to 40%; OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.96). Seventy-one per cent of drivers travelled >30 km/hour and the 85th percentile speed was 47 km/hour at intervention schools, with no change in either postintervention. There were no changes in speed metrics in the controls. AST increased by 5% (OR 1.22, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.54) at intervention schools. Reductions in dangerous driving were observed at all schools.ConclusionsPosted speed limits were >30 km/hour at most schools and high proportions of drivers were travelling above the speed limits. There were reductions in drivers exceeding the speed limit and in dangerous driving, and modest increased AST post intervention. Bolder interventions to slow traffic are required to effectively reduce speeding around schools, which may increase safe AST.

scholarly journals The Urban Built Environment, Walking and Mental Health Outcomes Among Older Adults: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Roe ◽  
Andrew Mondschein ◽  
Chris Neale ◽  
Laura Barnes ◽  
Medhi Boukhechba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes

Sustainability ratings in residential development: a worthwhile endeavour?

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia Warren-Myers ◽  
Madeline Judge ◽  
Angela Paladino
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Housing Market ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Residential Development ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Rating tools for the built environment were designed to engage consumers and enhance sustainability and resilience. However, the intended outcomes of these rating systems appear to have limited implementation in the residential new housing market in Australia. The purpose of this paper is to investigate consumers’ motivations and experiences who have purchased houses that are situated in a sustainability-based certified development and will have been required to comply with mandatory dwelling certification. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores the awareness and perception of sustainability ratings and whether the motivations for purchasing in the sustainably certified development have heightened their awareness of sustainability and the resilience of new housing. This has been investigated through a pilot study of consumers who have purchased land in a certified estate and built a new home, through an online survey. Findings The findings reveal that the rating systems are at present not having the desired influence as first thought; that is, to inform consumers of the sustainability of a dwelling or property and to instigate trust of the environmental credentials of the property. Research limitations/implications This illuminating case study of participants who have purchased a sustainable rated development demonstrates that regardless of their concern for environmental issues, consumers have both low awareness and trust in the ratings. Despite this, consumers do seek value from these credentials to the overall property. Originality/value This study aims to illustrate the disconnect in engagement between developers, builders and new home buyers in relation to sustainability certification and implementation.

scholarly journals The relationship between the built environment and habitual levels of physical activity in South African older adults: a pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy L. Kolbe-Alexander ◽  
Kyla Pacheco ◽  
Simone A. Tomaz ◽  
David Karpul ◽  
Estelle V. Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
South African ◽  
The Relationship

Impact of Urban Built Environment on Health of Women: A Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
B.L. Gupta ◽  
Madhumita Hussain ◽  
Vrinda Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Built Environment

scholarly journals MOTORISTS’ CHANGE BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS ON SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE PROJECT (CASE STUDY: SMP NEGERI 9 KOTA LANGSA, ACEH)

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ipak Neneng Mardiah Bukit ◽  
Yulina Ismida
Keyword(s):  
School Safety ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Safety Zone ◽  
The Public ◽  
Aceh Province ◽  
Standard Distribution ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Application Requirements ◽  
School Yard

Abstract: School Safety Zone (ZoSS) is a road area in front of school where vehicles must reduce speed in time basis. The purpose of SSZ is to ensure students safety during school hours, especially when school started and ended. Kota Langsa is one district in Aceh Province where applied city administrative sistem since 2001. It is developing in every sector, including transportation infrastructure. However, the ZoSS is not applied optimally thus, this zone is not well known to the public. This paper aims to study whether the zone will change the street users’ behavior and vehicles reduce speed when going through the school zone. The research uses Z-score testing method from norm standard distribution for ZoSS application requirements. The test is done in 8 (eight) roads in front school yard with no school zone facilities. Furthermore, one school is selected to develop minimum ZoSS facilities. The evaluation of the street users from both conditions (with and without ZoSS) shows changing from unsafe to safety. That means the ZoSS gives a positive changes to the street users behavior.Keywords : Behavior, Safety, School, Speed, Street Users, ReduceAbstrak: Zona Selamat Sekolah (ZoSS) adalah ruas jalan di depan sekolah yang mengatur kendaraan yang melewatinya harus mengurangi kecepatan berbasis waktu, dan kemudian peraturan itu enjadi aturan etika bagi pengguna jalan. Namun demikian, masih banyak pengendara yang tidak memahami etika tersebut. Kota Langsa adalah salah satu Kota di Provinsi Aceh yang menerapkan sistem Kota Administrasi sejak tahun 2001. Kota ini terus berkembang di berbagai sektor, termasuk dalam pembangunan infrastruktur transportasinya. Akan tetapi ZoSS masih belum diaplikasikan secara optimal sehingga tidak terlalu dikenal oleh masyarakat. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari apakah jika ZoSS diterapkan di Kota Langsa ini akan merubah perilaku pengendara yang lewat di depan sekolah dengan mengurangi kecepatan kendaraannya atau tidak. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode uji Z-Score pada standar distribusi normal untuk kebutuhan ZoSS. Uji Z ini dilakukan di 8 wilayah sekolah yang belum terdapat fasilitas ZoSS. Selanjutnya pada salah satu sekolah dilakukan eksperimen dengan membangun fasilitas minimum sementara. Hasil dari evaluasi menunjukkan perubahan perilaku pengguna jalan dari belum selamat menjadi selamat. Artinya fasilitas ZoSS memberikan pengaruh positive terhadap perilaku pengguna jalan.Kata kunci : Perilaku, Pengguna jalan, Selamat, Sekolah, Pengurangan, Kecepatan.

scholarly journals A Review of Vehicles Speed on School Safety Zone Areas in Pekanbaru City

2017 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 012019
Author(s):  
Lusi Dwi Putri ◽  
Fitridawati Soehardi ◽  
Alfian Saleh
Keyword(s):  
School Safety ◽  
Safety Zone

Informal Networked Learning as Teamwork in Design Studio CmyView

2017 ◽  
pp. 188-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Garduño Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
Networked Learning ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
The Core ◽  
Everyday Practices

CmyView is a research project that investigates how mobile technologies have the potential to facilitate new ways to share, experience and understand the connections that people have with places. The aim of the project is to theorise and develop a tool and a methodology that addresses the reception of architecture and the built environment using mobile digital technologies that harness ubiquitous everyday practices, such as photography and walking. While CmyView is primarily focused on evidencing the reception of places, this chapter argues that these activities can also make a contribution to the core pedagogy of architectural education, the design studio. This chapter presents findings of an initial pilot study with four students at an Australian university that demonstrates how CmyView offers a valuable contribution to the educational experience in the design studio.

scholarly journals A REVIEW OF VEHICLES SPEED ON SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE AREAS IN PEKANBARU CITY

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lusi Dwi Putri ◽  
Fitridawati Soehardi ◽  
Alfian Saleh
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
School Safety ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Speed Limit ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Safety Zone ◽  
School Students ◽  
Pass Through

Status : PreprintSchool Safety Zone is a location or region on particular roads that are time-based speed zone to set the speed ofthe vehicle in the school environment. The maximum speed limit permits entering a School Safety Zone, especially in Pekanbaru City is 25 km / h and an outline of the speed limit permit vehicles that pass through the School Safety Zone in Indonesia is generally 20-30 km / h. However, the vehicles speeds that pass School Safety Zone are higher than permit speeds.To ensure the level of vehicle offense across the territory of the School Safety Zone so it is necessary a primary data which is taken randomly based on field survey for 3 days at schools that has that facility SDN 3 Jalan Kesehatan Pekanbaru City, SDN 68 Jalan Balam Ujung Kota Pekanbaru and SDN 143 Jalan Taskurun Kota Pekanbaru. Furthermore, the data were taken in good condition that is at 6:30 to 7:30 am and at 12:00 to 13:00 pm. In addition, the data obtained ismileage and travel time of the vehicle. Both of these data can generate good speed value that passes through the area of School Safety Zone. Based on the research findings, the vehicle speed passing through the area of School Safety Zone is incompatible with speed permit at 35 km / h. This indicates that the vehicle passes School Safety Zone not following the rules of the maximum limit area and can be potentially harmful to elementary school students.

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