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Midblock Pedestrian Crossing

INT-MPC-08
Recommended Intersections & Crossings

Midblock Pedestrian Crossing

A marked, and typically signalized or raised, pedestrian crossing placed mid-block rather than at a corner, serving a specific crossing demand between intersections.

Typical at: Compact Urban Core

Suburban is an edge case. Undeveloped and Rural are unlikely pairings.

Design notes

Midblock crossings supplement, rather than replace, intersection-level crossing treatment. They concentrate at higher density, where longer blocks and denser pedestrian destinations make a corner-only crossing pattern insufficient on its own.1

Crosswalk (ELM-CRW-08) (the Element-scale pattern this is a specific placement context for), Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (ELM-PHB-18) (the Element most often used to control this crossing type at higher speeds or volumes)

References

  1. Evidence-based Zegeer, C. et al., "Safety Effects of Marked vs. Unmarked Crosswalks at Uncontrolled Locations," FHWA-RD-01-075 (Federal Highway Administration, 2002).