The Effects of Transportation Corridor Features on Driver and Pedestrian Behavior and on Community Economic Vitality: Final Study Report

T HE E FFECTS OF T RANSPORTATION C ORRIDOR F EATURES ON D RIVER AND P EDESTRIAN B EHAVIOR AND ON C OMMUNITY V ITALITY : F INAL S TUDY R EPORT F EDERAL R EPORT # CA12-1094 C ALTRANS C ONTRACT 65A0337 AND A MENDMENTS P ROJECT ID 0000000597 P REPARED BY THE UC B ERKELEY S AFE T RANSPORTATION R ESEARCH AND E DUCATION C ENTER FOR THE C ALIFORNIA D EPARTMENT OF T RANSPORTATION , D IVISION OF R ESEARCH AND I NNOVATION , O FFICE OF T ECHNOLOGY A PPLICATIONS AND D IVISION OF D ESIGN , L ANDSCAPE A RCHITECTURE P ROGRAM D ECEMBER 31, 2012

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