Transportation Planner,
Writer &
Pedestrian Safety Specialist
Making pedestrian environments safer, more
inviting, and more accessible
Frank Markowitz is a highly experienced transportation planner and pedestrian safety specialist. His decades-long career improving transportation safety and the pedestrian environment has been split between public agencies, like the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), and consulting firms.
Frank’s book, Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrians: A Guide for Safety and Walkable Places, is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive, single reference on the most important information on the topic for transportation planners and engineers, safety researchers and advocates, and urban planners and designers, as well as lighting specialists.
75% of U.S. pedestrian fatalities occur after dark.
PRIORITIZING LIGHTING & OTHER SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES: Information Resources
My book.
Pedestrian safety, personal security, and comfort are essential benefits of effective lighting. Special lighting features and artistic lighting can also improve the aesthetics and unique identity of neighborhoods, tourist zones, and other areas.
Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrians: A Guide for Safety and Walkable Places, is the first book of its kind to provide a comprehensive, single reference on the most important information on outdoor lighting for transportation planners and engineers, safety researchers and advocates, and urban planners and designers, as well as lighting specialists.