Title: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Improvement Act of 2020
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Improvement Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT), every two years, to conduct nationwide on-the-ground road safety assessments focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety in each state.
The purpose of the assessments is to
DOT must maintain a national pedestrian and bicycle safety database that includes (1) a list of high-risk intersections, roads, and highways with a documented history of pedestrian or bicycle accidents or fatalities and details regarding those incidents; and (2) information on corrective measures that have been implemented at the state, local, or federal level to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety at those high-risk areas, including details on the nature and date of corrective action.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7462 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7462

   To provide for nationwide, on-the-ground road safety assessments 
               focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 2020

  Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for nationwide, on-the-ground road safety assessments 
               focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety 
Improvement Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall, every 2 
years, conduct nationwide, on-the-ground road safety assessments 
focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety in each State.
    (b) Requirements.--The assessments required under subsection (a) 
shall be conducted--
            (1) by Department of Transportation field offices from the 
        Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway 
        Transportation Safety Administration, the Federal Transit 
        Administration, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
        Administration; and
            (2) in consultation with--
                    (A) State and local agencies with jurisdiction over 
                pedestrian and bicycle safety;
                    (B) pedestrian safety and bicycle safety advocacy 
                organizations; and
                    (C) other relevant pedestrian and bicycle safety 
                stakeholders.
    (c) Purposes.--The purpose of the assessments under this section is 
to--
            (1) identify and examine specific locations with documented 
        or perceived problems with pedestrian and bicycle safety and 
        access;
            (2) examine barriers to providing safe pedestrian and 
        bicycle access to transportation infrastructure; and
            (3) develop and issue recommendations designed to 
        effectively address specific safety and access issues and 
        enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety in high-risk areas.
    (d) Report on State Assessments.--Upon completion of the assessment 
of a State, the Secretary shall issue, and make available to the 
public, a report containing the assessment that includes--
            (1) a list of locations that have been assessed as 
        presenting a danger to pedestrians or bicyclists; and
            (2) recommendations to enhance pedestrian and bicycle 
        safety in those locations.
    (e) Report on Nationwide Program.--Upon completion of the biannual 
assessment nationwide required under this section, the Secretary shall 
issue, and make available to the public, a report that covers 
assessments for all jurisdictions and also present it to the 
congressional transportation committees.
    (f) National Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Database.--The 
Secretary, in order to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety and 
improve information sharing on pedestrian and bicycle safety challenges 
between the Federal Government and State and local governments, shall 
maintain a national pedestrian and bicycle safety database that 
includes--
            (1) a list of high-risk intersections, roads, and highways 
        with a documented history of pedestrian or bicycle accidents or 
        fatalities and details regarding those incidents; and
            (2) information on corrective measures that have been 
        implemented at the State, local, or Federal level to enhance 
        pedestrian and bicyclist safety at those high-risk areas, 
        including details on the nature and date of corrective action.
    (g) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' means each 
of the States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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