Prioritizing pedestrian safety interventions and preparing a plan of action Attachment C <br />Attachment B <br />of progress over time. It may be part of a broader road safety plan or it may stand <br />alone. It may focus on different geographical units, ranging from a specific street, <br />to a neighbourhood, to a district or be countrywide. The plan may be developed to <br />strengthen existing pedestrian safety initiatives or to create something new. Whatever <br />the nature and focus of the plan, it should be tailored to the specific problems and <br />needs of the local setting (8). <br />Once the focus of the plan is agreed, planned actions need to be prioritized in a way <br />that is both systematic and locally relevant. The data gathered through the situational <br />assessment, together with information on the effectiveness of various interventions <br />(see Module 4), provides the evidence to inform the prioritization process. Relevant <br />considerations include what risk factors or issues to address, public support, funding, <br />safety benefits and responsible agency (8). In addition to strategies to influence the <br />key risk factors and address gaps in programming, the plan might include strategies <br />to address gaps in data needed to measure the burden of pedestrian traffic injury and <br />evaluate the impact of interventions. <br />3.3.1 Mobilizing stakeholders <br />The preparation and subsequent implementation of a pedestrian safety plan <br />requires input and support from a variety of stakeholders. The stakeholder and <br />institutional analysis indicated in Section 3.2 should help with identification of the <br />lead agency responsible for road safety in the setting under consideration. Ideally, <br />this agency should convene a working group and coordinate the development <br />of the pedestrian safety plan. If there is no lead agency, a multisectoral working <br />group or committee on pedestrian safety can be established to coordinate the <br />preparation and implementation of the action plan. If road safety working groups <br />or committees already exist, advocacy work may be required to ensure a specific <br />pedestrian safety focus. <br />"Stakeholder involvement is an essential element in creating publicly <br />supported and trusted policies, programmes, and projects that reduce <br />pedestrian crashes while creating liveable, walkable communities" (8). <br />Who should be involved in the working group? <br />Pedestrian fatalities and injuries, as shown in Modules i and z, have multiple <br />determinants, affect diverse people, and require action by several sectors. The <br />working group should consist of representatives from government and other agencies <br />that have a common interest in improving pedestrian safety. These may include <br />agencies or people that have political and economic interests in the issue, not just <br />54 <br />Page 200 <br />