,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4  
,lynch introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for nationwide1     
on-the-ground road safety assessments   
focused on pedestrian and bicycle       
safety4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,pedestrian and        
,bicyclist ,safety ,improvement ,act of 
#bjbj4  #b4 ,nationwide road safety     
assessment  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary of ,transportation shall1    
every #b years1 conduct nationwide1     
on-the-ground road safety assessments   
focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety
 in each ,state4  7b7 ,requirements ,the
 assessments required under subsection  
7a7 shall be conducted-- 7#a7 by        
,department of ,transportation field    
offices from the ,federal ,highway      
,administration1 the ,national ,highway 
,transportation ,safety ,administration1

 the ,federal ,transit ,administration1 
and the ,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety
 ,administration2 and  7#b7 in          
consultation with-- 7,a7 ,state and     
local agencies with jurisdiction over   
pedestrian and bicycle safety2  7,b7    
pedestrian safety and bicycle safety    
advocacy organizations2 and  7,c7 other 
relevant pedestrian and bicycle safety  
stakeholders4  7c7 ,purposes ,the       
purpose of the assessments under this   
section is to-- 7#a7 identify and       
examine specific locations with         
documented or perceived problems with   
pedestrian and bicycle safety and       
access2  7#b7 examine barriers to       
providing safe pedestrian and bicycle   
access to transportation infrastructure2
 and  7#c7 develop and issue            
recommendations designed to effectively 
address specific safety and access      
issues and enhance pedestrian and       
bicycle safety in high-risk areas4  7d7 
,report on ,state assessments ,upon     
completion of the assessment of a       

,state1 the ,secretary shall issue1 and 
make available to the public1 a report  
containing the assessment that          
includes-- 7#a7 a list of locations that
 have been assessed as presenting a     
danger to pedestrians or bicyclists2 and
  7#b7 recommendations to enhance       
pedestrian and bicycle safety in those  
locations4  7e7 ,report on nationwide   
program ,upon completion of the biannual
 assessment nationwide required under   
this section1 the ,secretary shall      
issue1 and make available to the public1
 a report that covers assessments for   
all jurisdictions and also present it to
 the congressional transportation       
committees4  7f7 ,national pedestrian   
and bicycle safety database ,the        
,secretary1 in order to enhance         
pedestrian and bicycle safety and       
improve information sharing on          
pedestrian and bicycle safety challenges
 between the ,federal ,government and   
,state and local governments1 shall     
maintain a national pedestrian and      

bicycle safety database that includes-- 
7#a7 a list of high-risk intersections1 
roads1 and highways with a documented   
history of pedestrian or bicycle        
accidents or fatalities and details     
regarding those incidents2 and  7#b7    
information on corrective measures that 
have been implemented at the ,state1    
local1 or ,federal level to enhance     
pedestrian and bicyclist safety at those
 high-risk areas1 including details on  
the nature and date of corrective       
action4  7g7 ,state defined ,in this    
section1 the term ,state means each of  
the ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1
 and ,puerto ,rico4