Frequently Asked Questions and Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Resources
CTDOT Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Complete Streets Resources
The CTDOT provides several links to resources on active transportation and complete streets.
Learn more about Bicycles Pedestrians and Complete Streets
Vulnerable Road Users
People engaging in active transportation are more vulnerable to risk of injury or death from a crash than people who are traveling inside vehicles. This makes them “vulnerable road users.”
CTDOT completed a vulnerable road user safety assessment in 2023. This assessment provides strategies for improving conditions for vulnerable road users, which will be used as a resource for this ATP.
Find the completed Vulnerable Road Users study
Crash Information
The Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC) and CTDOT have developed Crash Data Dashboards on the crash emphasis areas. Currently there are 26 emphasis areas developed, including pedestrian and bicycle. The data is updated on a nightly feed from the CTDOT.
View the CTDOT Crash Emphasis Area Dashboard
Vision Zero Council
Connecticut established a Vision Zero Council in 2021. The Council works to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries. The Council commits to a Safe System Approach to achieve this goal.
Learn more about the Vision Zero Council
The Safe System Approach
Consistent with the Vision Zero Council’s commitment, the ATP will follow the U.S. DOT’s Safe System Approach to traffic safety, which is designed to use multiple elements to create redundancy to improve transportation safety for all users.