The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) has published a document summarizing the results of 52 road safety assessments (RSA) from across the country as part of the Secretary of Transportation's Safer People, Safer Streets Initiative for pedestrian and bicycle safety.

These RSAs are on-the-ground examinations of transportation facilities conducted by a multidisciplinary, multi-agency team.  More than 1,500 people participated in an assessment in each state, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Participants included elected officials, U.S. DOT field office leaders from various federal agencies and representatives from local, regional, state, federal, and non-governmental agencies. 

Intended to help U.S. DOT promote assessments as an effective tool for improving pedestrian and bicycle safety, the report found that physical as well as policy and coordination barriers continue to impede access to safe walking and bicycling nationwide.