2012 Right-of-way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop

Based on the success of the 2008 Trespasser Workshop, FRA and FTA sponsored this follow-on workshop. The keynote speech byFRA Administrator, Mr. Joseph C. Szabo, was followed by23 technical presentations in the areas of Pedestrian Safety, Hazard Management, Design Technology and Infrastructure, Community Outreach, Enforcement, and Intentional Deaths/Acts. Workshop attendees broke into working groups charged with developing prioritized recommended actions for their respective topics; theydeveloped more than 90 ideaswhich covered new or expanded initiatives, strategies, and research projects. Each group then definedthree to five top recommended actions for itsrespective topic area. This resulted in the identification of 23 high-priority recommended actions.