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Pedestrian Safety Audits Presentation to: AASHTO SCOTE June 26, 2017 1

Agenda • Strategic Highway Safety Plan • Pedestrian Safety Audits • Example Corridors • Evaluation • Conclusion 2

Delaware’s SHSP 3

Emphasis Areas Ranked by % of Fatalities & Serious Injuries 40% 34% % of Total Fatalities & Serious Injuries 35% 27% 30% 21% 25% 20% 13% 13% 12% 10% 15% 10% 9% 9% 8% 7% 10% 3% 2% 5% 1% 0% 0% 2007 - 2014 Emphasis Area 4

Delaware: Historical Trends Pedestrian Fatalities 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 5

Delaware: Historical Trends State Rank: Per Capita Pedestrian Fatalities 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 6

Pedestrians 7

Pedestrian Safety Audits 8

Road Safety Audits • A Road Safety Audit (RSA) is the formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent, multidisciplinary team. It qualitatively estimates and reports on potential road safety issues and identifies opportunities for improvements in safety for all road users. (FHWA - http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/rsa/) 9

DelDOT – Pedestrian Safety Audits 10

Example Corridors 11

US 13 / US 40 • US 13 • Saienni Boulevard to SR 273 • US 40 • Buckley Boulevard to US 13 12

US 13 / US 40 13

US 13 / US 40 14

US 13 / US 40 15

Kirkwood Highway 16

SR 2 at SR 7 Existing Conditions 17

Kirkwood Highway • Corridor-Wide • Perform lighting evaluation and install roadway & bus stop lighting • Reduce the number and frequency of access points as part of future projects • Install ADA-compliant curb ramps and sidewalk as part of future projects • SR 2 at St. James Church Rd/Griffin Dr • Install signalized crosswalks on south and west legs • SR 2 at Old Capitol Trail/Midway Plaza Shopping Center driveway • Pursue pedestrian hybrid beacon (coordinate with adjacent signals) • SR 2 at SR 7 • Install Pedestrian warning signs across the NB right-turn lane • Install No Pedestrian Crossing & Use Crosswalk signs • Remove business signs that obstruct sight lines to the crosswalk on the SE corner • Signalize NB SR 7 right-turn and tighten turning radius • Relocate bus stops closer to SR 7 18

US 13 at Bacon Avenue/Boulden Boulevard Existing Conditions 19

US 13 at Bacon Avenue/Boulden Boulevard 20

Polly Drummond Hill Road 21

Evaluation 22

US 13, Saienni Boulevard to SR 273 23

SR 1, Lewes to Rehoboth Beach 24

Conclusion 25

Conclusion • Select corridors based on high pedestrian crash trends • Multi-disciplinary team gives broader perspective on issues • Lack of good guidance on what to do if there are low pedestrian volumes but high pedestrian crash rates • Suburban, high speed corridors: • Should do, but less than desirable effectiveness in crash reduction measured to date: • New crosswalks with pedestrian signals (full traffic signal or HAWKs) • Relocate bus stops if feasible • Roadway lighting • Median refuge areas • Expected increased effectiveness: • Pedestrian barriers 26

Thank You Mark Luszcz DelDOT Chief Traffic Engineer E: mark.luszcz@state.de.us P: 302.659.4062 Delaware Strategic Highway Safety Plan: www.safety.deldot.gov 27