Evaluation of Pedestrian Safety at Midblock Crossings, Porto Alegre, Brazil

pedestrians and to analyze pedestrian safety at crossings. The main objective of this paper is to present the development of a method to evaluate the potential risk of pedestrian crashes at midblock crossings, consistent with the realities of developing countries. The method comprises the identification of high-frequency crash locations that involve pedestrians, the selection of factors associated with pedestrian crashes, the determination of data collection procedures, and the development and analysis of a Poisson model that associates pedestrian crashes with selected risk factors. It also provides results that are valuable for use in the improvement of pedestrian safety management in Porto Alegre. The methodological framework presented in this paper is transferable and can thus be used to assess pedestrian safety in other urban areas.