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SAFETY AND DESIGN TEAM

Safety and Design is one of 13 technical service teams (TSTs) within the Federal Highway Administration’s Resource Center. The Safety and Design TST works closely with FHWA Headquarters, field offices and other Federal agencies to provide technical assistance, technology deployment and training to partners and customers in the field of transportation and air quality.

The following table lists the areas in which the team provides technical expertise along with the names of the team members who can provide assistance. You can find the person’s contact information by clicking on their name.

Technical Areas	Primary Contact	Other Contacts
(click on name for contact information)
Every Day Counts
Data Drive Safety Data & Analysis	John McFadden	Gene Amparano, Hillary Isebrands, Dave Petrucci
Road Diet	Keith Harrison	Peter Eun, Craig Allred
Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian	Peter Eun
Highway Design (General)
Road Diets (Complete Streets, Context Sensitive Solutions)	Keith Harrison	Dick Albin, Mark Doctor, George Merritt, Brooke Struve
Design Discipline Champion	Keith Harrison & Brooke Struve	All Team Members
Geometric Design	Keith Harrison	Mark Doctor, Hillary Isebrands, George Merritt, Brooke Struve, Dick Albin, Peter Petrucci
Safety Performance	See below	Mark Doctor, Hillary Isebrands, George Merritt, Brooke Struve
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) (including Comprehensive / Strategic Highway Safety Planning)
Crash Data	John McFadden	Frank Julian, Keith Sinclair, Hillary Isebrands, John McFadden, Peter Petrucci
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings	Frank Julian	Frank Julian, John McFadden, George Merritt
Intersection Safety
Interchange Design and Evaluation	Mark Doctor	Keith Harrison, George Merritt, Brooke Struve, Gene Amparano
Intersection Safety and Design (incl. Roundabouts)	Tim Taylor & Hillary Isebrands	Gene Amparano, Mark Doctor, George Merritt, David Petrucci
Local, Rural and Tribal Road Safety
Local, Rural and Tribal Road Safety	Hillary Isebrands	Dick Albin, Craig Allred, Gene Amparano, Frank Julian, Peter Eun
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety	Peter Eun	Craig Allred, Hillary Isebrands, George Merritt, Keith Sinclair, John McFadden, David Petrucci
Roadway Departure Safety (including Roadside Design)
Roadway Departure/Roadside Design	Frank Julian & Dick Albin	Gene Amparano, Keith Harrison, George Merritt
Safety Performance
Flexible Design	Keith Harrison
Highway Safety Manual (including IHSDM)	Gene Amparano	David Petrucci, John McFadden, Mark Doctor
Performance Based Practical Design	George Merritt	Brooke Struve, Mark Doctor
Systemic Safety	Hillary Isebrands	Keith Sinclair
Various Other Safety Programs and Initiatives
Road Safety Audits	Craig Allred	Dick Albin, Keith Harrison, George Merritt, Keith Sinclair, Tim Taylor
Safety Discipline Champion	Keith Sinclair	All Team Members
Speed Management	Craig Allred	Keith Harrison, Hillary Isebrands, Tim Taylor
Visibility (including retroreflectivity, roadway lighting, signing and marking design)	George Merritt	Hillary Isebrands, Frank Julian, Tim Taylor, Brooke Struve

Patrick "Pat" Hasson Safety and Design Technical Service Team Manager Federal Highway Administration 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 patrick.hasson@dot.gov Ph: (708) 283-3595 Cell: (708) 359-5079 Fax: (708) 283-3501	Barbara Wilson Program Assistant Federal Highway Administration 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 barbara.wilson@dot.gov Ph: (708) 283-3580 Fax: (708) 283-3501
Richard Albin Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 711 South Capitol Way Suite 501 Olympia, WA 98501 richard.albin@dot.gov Ph: (360) 534-9312 Cell: (303) 550-8804 Fax: (720) 963-3232	Hillary Isebrands Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 hillary.isebrands@dot.gov Ph: (720) 963-3222 Cell: (720) 545-4367 Fax: (720) 963-3232
Frank Julian Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 frank.julian@dot.gov Ph: (404) 562-3689 Cell: (404) 895-6221 Fax: (404) 562-3700	Craig Allred Transportation Specialist Federal Highway Administration 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 craig.allred@dot.gov Ph: (720) 963-3236 Cell: (303) 434-3366 Fax: (720) 963-3232
John McFadden Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 John.McFadden@dot.gov Ph: (410) 962-0982 Cell: (301) 525-2384 Fax: (410) 962-3419	Gene Amparano Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 901 Locust Street Room 466 Kansas City, MO 64106 gene.amparano@dot.gov Ph: (816) 329-3909 Cell: (708) 606-9029 Fax: (816) 329-3910
George Merritt Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 george.merritt@dot.gov Ph: (404) 562-3911 Cell: (678) 458-7357 Fax: (404) 562-3700	Mark Doctor Safety and Design Engineer Federal Highway Administration 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 mark.doctor@dot.gov Ph: (404) 562-3732 Cell: (404) 895-6210 Fax: (404) 562-3700
Keith Sinclair Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 keith.sinclair@dot.gov Ph: (410) 962-3742 Cell: (443) 538-3072 Fax: (410) 962-3419	Peter Eun Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 711 South Capitol Way Suite 501 Olympia, WA 98501 peter.eun@dot.gov Ph: (360) 753-9551 Cell: (708) 712-5315 Fax: (360) 753-9889
Brooke Struve Safety and Design Engineer Federal Highway Administration 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 brooke.struve@dot.gov Ph: (720) 963-3270 Cell: (571) 243-4789 Fax: (720) 963-3232	Keith Harrison Safety and Design Engineer Federal Highway Administration 201 Mission Street Suite 1700 San Francisco, CA 94105 keith.harrison@dot.gov Ph: (415) 744-2657 Cell: (415) 748 8393 Fax: (415) 744-2620
Timothy Taylor Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 timothy.taylor@dot.gov Ph: (404) 562-3560 Cell: (334) 301-1520 Fax: (404) 562-3700	David Petrucci Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 david.petrucci@dot.gov Ph: (410) 962-2372 Cell: (202) 823-2260 Fax: (410) 962-3419

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