Pedestrian Crossings on the Western Australia State Road Network

Main Roads Western Australia provides a geospatial inventory of designated pedestrian crossings on the State Road Network. The dataset includes locations of crosswalks marked with signs, devices, or traffic signals where pedestrians have right-of-way. It is maintained by the Commissioner of Main Roads and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze pedestrian crossing density and distribution across the State Road Network to inform urban planning.
• Integrate crossing location data with traffic signal information to model pedestrian-vehicle interaction zones.
• Use the geospatial coordinates to assess proximity of crossings to public facilities for accessibility studies.
• Map designated crosswalk points with associated signs and devices for road safety audits.

Strengths

• Data is created and owned by the authoritative state road agency, Main Roads Western Australia.
• Available in multiple interoperable geospatial formats including GeoJSON, KML, and CSV.
• Published under a permissive Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset scope is limited to the State Road Network, excluding local government roads.
• Sample data and specific record counts (rows) are unavailable for assessing volume and granularity.
• The description notes the data is subject to changes, which may impact version stability.

Provenance

Source

Main Roads Western Australia

Collection Method

Administrative geospatial inventory of road assets.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on March 9, -2026.

Geography

State Road Network in Western Australia