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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Intersection_daylighting > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Intersection_daylighting.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersection_daylighting > Source revision: 1351392688 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Enhancing visibility at intersections to improve safety}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} [[File:Cycle lane, King Edward's Avenue, Gloucester - geograph.org.uk - 5183844.jpg|thumb|right|[Refuge island](/source/Refuge_island)s can be used to prevent parking near intersection]] '''Intersection daylighting''', or simply '''daylighting''', is an [urban design](/source/Transportation_planning) strategy to enhance [safety at intersections](/source/road_safety) by improving visibility.{{Cite web |date = July 10, 2013 |title = Visibility/Sight Distance |url = https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/intersection-design-elements/visibility-sight-distance/ |access-date = November 24, 2024 |publisher = National Association of City Transportation Officials |language = en-US }}{{Cite web |title = NYC DOT Enhances Pedestrian Safety at More Than 300 Locations Leading Into the Heart of Its Construction Season |url = https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2024/dot-enhances-pedestrian-safety.shtml |access-date = November 24, 2024 |website = www.nyc.gov }}{{Cite web |last = Ramsay |first = D. J. |date = January 5, 2024 |title = Vision Zero: What is Intersection Daylighting? |url = https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/blog/vision-zero-what-is-intersection-daylighting/ |access-date = November 24, 2024 |publisher = City of Lancaster, PA |language = en-US }}{{Cite book |last = Kennedy Hardy |title = Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Volume 12: A Guide for Reducing Collisions at Signalized Intersections |publisher = National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board |location = Washington DC |url = https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nchrp500_antonucci.pdf }}{{Cite book |last = Federal Highway Administration |url = https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/saferjourney1/library/countermeasures/56.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210219194820/https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/saferjourney1/library/countermeasures/56.htm |url-status = dead |archive-date = February 19, 2021 |title = Pedestrian Safer Journey, Safety Improvement Countermeasures: Remove/Restrict Parking |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |location = Washington, DC. }} About 40-60% of pedestrian and cyclist injuries occur at intersections.{{Cite journal |last1 = Asgarzadeh |first1 = Morteza |last2 = Verma |first2 = Santosh |last3 = Mekary |first3 = Rania A. |last4 = Courtney |first4 = Theodore K. |last5 = Christiani |first5 = David C. |date = June 1, 2017 |title = The role of intersection and street design on severity of bicycle-motor vehicle crashes |url = https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/23/3/179 |journal = Injury Prevention |language = en |volume = 23 |issue = 3 |pages = 179–185 |doi = 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042045 |issn = 1353-8047 |pmc = 5502254 |pmid = 27881469 }}{{Cite web |date = August 17, 2022 |title = We Need to Make Intersections Safer for Pedestrians and Cyclists |url = https://itdp.org/2022/08/17/intersections-safer-pedestrians-and-cyclists/ |access-date = November 24, 2024 |publisher = Institute for Transportation and Development Policy |language = en-US }} Daylighting reduces collisions by removing obstructions that prevent drivers from seeing other cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other road users. The [National Association of City Transportation Officials](/source/National_Association_of_City_Transportation_Officials) recommends daylighting by preventing cars from parking within {{convert|20|-|25|ft|m}} of an intersection.{{Cite web |date = July 10, 2013 |title = Visibility/Sight Distance |url = https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/intersection-design-elements/visibility-sight-distance/ |access-date = November 24, 2024 |publisher = National Association of City Transportation Officials |language = en-US }} If parking is merely disallowed by law or signage, drivers may not always comply, so it is best to replace parking with [curb extension](/source/curb_extension)s or other physical infrastructure that do not impede visibility, like planters, granite blocks, or [bike share](/source/bike_share) stations.{{Citation |title=NACTO Bike Share Siting Guide |url=https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NACTO-Bike-Share-Siting-Guide_FINAL.pdf |publisher = National Association of City Transportation Officials }} Some jurisdictions, such as New York State (excluding New York City),{{Cite web |title = 2023 New York Laws :: VAT - Vehicle and Traffic :: Title 7 - Rules of the Road :: Article 32 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking :: 1202 - Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places. |url = https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/vat/title-7/article-32/1202/ |access-date = November 24, 2024 |via = Justia Law |language = en }} Pennsylvania,{{Cite web |last = Ramsay |first = D. J. |date = January 5, 2024 |title = Vision Zero: What is Intersection Daylighting? |url = https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/blog/vision-zero-what-is-intersection-daylighting/ |access-date = November 24, 2024 |publisher = City of Lancaster, PA |language = en-US }} and California{{Cite news |last=Dahlstrom-Eckman |first=Azul |last2=Severn |first2=Carly |date=February 14, 2025 |title=What to Know About 'Daylighting' Parking Laws in 2025 (and How to Avoid a Ticket) |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/12019725/daylighting-laws-will-be-enforced-in-the-bay-area-in-2025-heres-how-to-avoid-a-ticket |access-date=October 17, 2025 |work=[KQED Inc.](/source/KQED_Inc.)}} disallow parking {{convert|20|-|32|ft|m}} near all intersections. In such cases, further daylighting typically involves safety improvements that encourage compliance with existing laws against parking near intersections. == See also == * [Traffic calming](/source/Traffic_calming) * [Curb extension](/source/Curb_extension) * [Complete streets](/source/Complete_streets) * [Vision Zero](/source/Vision_Zero) * [Transportation planning](/source/Transportation_planning) * [Urban design](/source/Urban_design) == References == {{reflist}} Category:Road safety Category:Traffic calming Category:Transportation planning --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Intersection daylighting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersection_daylighting) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersection_daylighting?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.