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| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-10-0044 | |
| Project Name: | Evaluation of Pedestrian Safety Engineering Countermeasures at Urban and Suburban Midblock Crossing Locations | |
| Project Status: | Active | |
| Start Date: | September 20, 2010 | |
| End Date: | June 30, 2015 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Do | |
| First Name: | Ann | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3319 | |
| E-mail: | ann.do@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Safety Research and Development | |
| Team: | Human Factors Team [HRDS-30] | |
| Program: | Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center | |
| Project detail | ||
| Roadmap/Focus area(s): | Pedestrians and Bicyclists | |
| Project Description: | This research will involve the selection of appropriate engineering countermeasures for study, development of an evaluation plan, collection of before and after installation data, and statistical analysis to assess safety effectiveness of pedestrian safety countermeasures at midblock crossing locations. | |
| Goals: |
The key project objectives are to:
(1) Identify information related to midblock pedestrian safety problems.
(2) Identify potential midblock safety treatments or combinations of treatments that may reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries at midblock crossing locations.
(3) Evaluate selected countermeasures for pedestrians at midblock crossing locations.
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| Product Type: | Research report Techbrief | |
| Test Methodology: | Research, data collection, and analysis. | |
| Expected Benefits: | The expected benefit is greater pedestrian safety. | |
| Deliverables: | 1. Name: Marketing, Communication, and Outreach Plan (MCOP) Product Type(s): Research report, Techbrief Description: Marketing, Communication, and Outreach Plan (MCOP) 2. Name: Final Report. Product Type(s): Research report Description: Comprehensive research, findings, and conclusions. 3. Name: TechBriefs Product Type(s): Research report, Techbrief Description: Countermeasures information. | |
| Project Findings: | The goal of this research effort is to improve pedestrian safety at urban and suburban midblock crossing locations by identifying and evaluating low-cost to medium-cost pedestrian countermeasures that reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries at these locations. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Safety--Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety | |
| TRT Terms: | Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures Midblock Crossings Safety Research Cyclists |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Safety |
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| Subject Areas: | Pedestrians and Bicyclists |
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