 
The Traffic and Transporation Division improves pedestrian safety and accessibility between neighborhoods, around parks and schools, and near retail through lighting improvements, traffic controls, and new infrastructure.
The division plans and implements infrastructure to support pedestrian activity as a viable alternative to driving an automobile. Staff works to improve pedestrian safety by constructing new sidewalks and upgrading aging facilities to meet the latest Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards.
If you would like to request a new sidewalk, you can do so. Learn more about the City's sidewalk prioritization policy. Rockville launched a pedestrian safety campaign – Smart Steps – and is hoping pedestrians, cyclists and motorists will heed the warning to be vigilant when out on the roads. Rockville has made dozens of pedestrian safety improvements in the past two years. Those include installing accessible pedestrian signals that help visually or hearing impaired people to cross the street, 10,000 linear feet of new sidewalks, rapid flashing beacons that help people to cross mid-block and traffic calming improvements on Park Road, S. Stonestreet Avenue and Edmonston Drive.
Rockville Police Give Safety Tips - Rockville 11 talks with Police Chief Terry Treschuk about pedestrian safety and captures many of the things pedestrians amd motorists are doing right – and wrong – out on the roads. Dr. Traffic Talks Pedestrian Safety - Rockville 11 checks in with "Dr. Traffic" Emad Elshafei to find out what is being done from an engineering perspective to keep pedestrians safe. RBAC Pedestrian Safety - Rockville 11 checks in with the Rockville Bike Advisory Committee and Cpl. Mike Sullivan to find out what cyclists and drivers need to know to stay safe on the road.
Safe Routes to School is an international program designed to decrease traffic and pollution and increase the health of children and the community. The program promotes walking and biking to school.
City staff recently completed a Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility Evaluation study to identify potential pedestrian safety improvements at all signalized intersections within the City limits as well as 52 uncontrolled crossings. This study provided the City with an inventory of existing pedestrian facilities and prioritized the improvements necessary to bring each location in compliance with current accessibility requirements. Specific items evaluated in this study include physical infrastructure such as ramps, push buttons, signing, marking, and lighting. Additionally, the City studied operational issues impacting pedestrians such as push button actuation and clearance timing.
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