Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Oregon Rail Crossing Action Plan Stakeholder Meeting 2 September 25, 2018
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Wifi Pa ssword Network: odot‐guest Password: Swallowtail
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n We lc ome ! • Project Management Team • Purpose of Today’s Meeting • Agenda • Introductions • Parking Lot
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Cha rte r 4
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Cha rte r Ove rvie w • Treat each other, staff and guests (if any) with respect • Listen carefully, seek to understand each other • Everyone participates • Focus on the purpose and help stick to the agenda • Discuss constructively • Seek to find unity and common ground • Minimize distractions during the meeting
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Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n T he Role of the Sta te Ac tion Pla n Currently ODOT selects appropriate devices (Rail unit) and provides crash analysis (Transportation Data) & Examines licensing, training, education programs and coordinates enforcement (DMV, Safety Division) in separate programs This plan seeks to bring these together Stakeholders play an important role in crossing safety improvements Your input is important for this plan
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Sc he dule & Ke y Mile stone s
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Proje c t Sc he dule
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts • Data Discussion • Contributing Factors • Plan Objectives
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - Da ta • Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017 – Physical – Temporal – Environment – Behavioral
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - Da ta • Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017 – Physical o Where – Temporal o Railroad – Environment o Incident Rate – Behavioral
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - Da ta • Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017 – Physical o Time of day – Temporal o Day of the week – Environment o Time of year – Behavioral
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - Da ta • Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017 – Physical o Weather – Temporal o Other factors – Environment – Behavioral
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - Da ta • Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017 – Physical o Driver characteristics – Temporal o Driver behavior – Environment o Situation – Behavioral
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - F a c tors • Contributing Factors • Contributing Factors – Lack of Transportation – Risky behavior (15) investment (0) – Population /Demographics: (4) – Time of Day/Seasonal (1) – Distraction (12) – Crossing Configuration (# of – Inactive Rail—Expectations (6) tracks, geometry) (12) – Changes in Traffic Volumes (11) – Connectivity: (2) – Lack of education/outreach (12) – Land Use/Development: (9) – Rail Operational Context (2) – Vehicle Type (4)
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - F a c tors • Contributing Factors • Contributing Factors – Lack of Transportation – Risky behavior (15) investment (0) – Population /Demographics: (4) – Time of Day/Seasonal (1) – Distraction (12) – Crossing Configuration (# of – Inactive Rail—Expectations (6) tracks, geometry) (12) – Changes in Traffic Volumes (11) – Connectivity: (2) – Lack of education/outreach (12) – Land Use/Development: (9) – Rail Operational Context (2) – Vehicle Type (4)
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Pla n Obje c tive s
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Pla n Obje c tive s - Re vise d • Balanc e safe ty with quality o f life • Apply e ngine e ring so lutio ns fo r impro ve me nts • Co o rdinate and c o llabo rate with railro ads, ro ad autho ritie s and o the r stake ho lde rs to impro ve rail c ro ssing safe ty • Stre ngthe n e duc atio n and o utre ac h abo ut rail c ro ssing safe ty • L e ve rage o ppo rtunitie s fo r rail c ro ssing impro ve me nts • Re duc e numbe r o f rail c ro ssings • Stre ngthe n e nfo rc e me nt o f ille gal and dange ro us be havio r ne ar rail c ro ssings
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Ove rvie w Ra il Crossing Inc ide nts (follow- up)
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n A Word About T his Da ta • Sources include FRA, ODOT Rail Division, ODOT Transportation Data Section, Oregon State Rail Plan • TriMet incidents not included • Suicides excluded • Some information is missing
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Additiona l Ste ps • Removed confirmed suicide incidents • Analyzed multi‐incident crossings • Other miscellaneous data cleanup
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Ore g on Annua l Inc ide nts Annual Crossing Incidents Annual Crossing Incidents Annual Crossing Incidents Annual Crossing Incidents Annual Crossing Incidents 20 20 20 20 20 129 total incidents 18 18 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 Incidents Incidents Incidents Incidents Incidents 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Ore g on Annua l Inc ide nts Rail Crossing Incidents 400 350 300 250 Number of Incidents 200 150 100 50 0 Total Injury Fatality
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Ore g on Inc ide nts – More Info • 2 crossings since closed • 4 crossings have seen improvements • 11 crossings are under study or programmed for funds • 9 suicides removed from data going forward – 8 categorized at “pedestrians” – 1 categorized as “pickup” or PV – 2 of our multi‐incident locations
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Ore g on Inc ide nts – Upda te d Oregon Incidents Severity Incident Severity (suicide excluded) 17 (14%) 26 (20%) Fatality Injury only 22 (18%) VV 22 (17%) Property or no damage 81 (63%) 81 (68%)
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Ore g on Inc ide nts – Upda te d Number of Fatalities Number of Fatalities (suicide excluded) Vehicle 8 (36%) 13 (42%) Bicycle VV 16 (52%) 12 (55%) Pedestrian 2 (9%) 2 (6%)
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Inc ide nts Ana lysis – Additiona l Info
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n F ollow- up Info • Crossing intersection angle • AADT • Road speed • Train speed • Number of tracks • Number of lanes • Sidewalk or bike lane present
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Crossing Inc ide nts • Years analyzed 2008‐2017 • No TriMet Max (6 incidents excluded) • Public crossings only • Reported incidents only • “Near Misses” not included
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Inte rse c tion Ang le
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Crossing Inte rse c tion Ang le Crossing Angle at Crossings with Incidents Crossing Angle at Oregon Crossings 139, 8% 10, 10% 3, 3% 63, 3% <=45 17, 16% 46‐84 342, 18% 436, 23% 85‐95 VV 38, 36% 96‐135 37, 35% 887, 48% 136‐160
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Crossing Inte rse c tion Ang le – E xa mple
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n Annua l Ave ra g e Da ily T ra ffic
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n ADDT – Inc ide nt L oc a tions AADT at Crossings with Incidents 40 35 Number of Crossings 30 AADT 25 <500 38 501-1000 11 20 1001-5000 36 5001-10000 26 15 10001-20000 6 >20000 8 10 5 0 <500 501‐1000 1001‐5000 5001‐10000 10001‐20000 >20000 Number of incidents
Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Ra il Crossing Action Pla n ADDT – All Crossing s AADT at Oregon Crossings 800 700 600 Number of Crossings 500 400 300 200 100 0 <500 501‐1000 1001‐5000 5001‐10000 10001‐20000 >20000 Number of crossings
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