ABSTRACT
This study investigated the relationships between road infrastructure and land use characteristics and the level of road safety on mixed land-use streets in Israel seeking for ways to prevent unsafe solutions at early stages of planning, such as detailed town plans (DTP).
The majority of streets were with two-way traffic, straight and flat, with 70%–100% of commercial frontage, multi-level buildings and with DTP classified as “planned for mixed land-uses”.
The model for total injury crashes showed that higher number of crashes are associated with a higher percentage of commercial frontage, more midblock crosswalks and higher traffic volumes. Similarly, stronger positive relations with pedestrian crashes were found for higher percentages of commercial facades.
The study findings supported the assumption that the initial street planning as mixed land-use affects its safety level, where higher extent of the mixed land-uses on the street was associated with an increased crash risk.
