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Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Sa fe T ra nsporta tion for E ve ry Pe de stria n (ST E P) 1

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Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n Source: FHWA Source: FHWA 3

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n Whe r e you wa lk, wha t do you se e ? OR Source: FHWA 4

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n “On average, a pedestrian was killed nearly every 1.5 hours in traffic crashes in 2016.” NHTSA • 2016 FARS Data • Photo Source: North Carolina Vision Zero, ncvisionzero.org

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Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n “Every Day Counts” (EDC) State-based model to identify and rapidly deploy proven, but underutilized innovations  shorten the project delivery process  enhance roadway safety  reduce congestion  improve environmental sustainability Initiating 5 th Round (2019-2020) - 10 innovations 7

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n T he Spe c ta c ula r Se ve n 8

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n Re c ta ng ula r Ra pid F la shing Be a c on 47% Reduction in Pedestrian Crashes

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n PL ACE HOL DE R for T e c h She e t: L e a ding Pe de str ia n Inte r va l Give s pe d e stria ns a 3+ se c o nd he a d sta rt to e nte r the c ro sswa lk a t a n inte rse c tio n He lpful fo r o ld e r a nd d isa b le d pe d e stria ns who a re slo we r to sta rt c ro ssing 60% Reduction in Pedestrian Crashes Source: FHWA

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n Cr osswa lk Visibility E nha nc e me nts 23-48% Reduction in Pedestrian Crashes

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n Ra ise d Cr osswa lks 45% Reduction in Pedestrian Crashes

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n Pe de str ia n Re fug e Isla nds 56% Reduction in Pedestrian Crashes

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n Pe de str ia n Hybr id Be a c ons (PHB) 69% Reduction in Pedestrian Crashes

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n Roa d Die t: Be for e

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n Roa d Die t: Afte r 19-47% Reduction in Total Crashes

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E xample Source: Virginia DOT AADT = 14,000 Po ste d Spe e d = 40 mph; Ac tua l spe e ds = a ve ra g e 45 mph 2 L a ne s e a c h dire c tio n, with two -wa y c e nte r turn la ne Poll: What c ounte r me asur e s may be good options for this e xample ? 21

• Advance Signs and Markings • Refuge Island • Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon 22

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno vatio n T oday’s Gue sts Wayne Emington, FHWA Maine Division Patrick Adams, Maine DOT Mark Cole, Virginia DOT 23

Pedestrian Safety – Where STEP meets Heads Up! Patrick Adams Wayne Emington, PE FHWA Safety & MaineDOT Manager of Bicycle Operations Engineer and Pedestrian Programs

Where STEP meets Heads Up!

Safety Target Setting

Collaboration Early and Often MaineDOT - Maine’s Municipal • Bureau of Planning Planning Organizations • Creative Services • Safety Office Bicycle Coalition of • Bicycle and Maine Pedestrian Program Safe Routes to School Maine Department of Program Public Safety • Maine Bureau of Maine Developmental Highway Safety Disabilities Council • Maine State Police City of Portland Maine DOL’s Division of the Blind and Visually NL Partners Impaired American Automobile Federal Highway Association Administration

Vision: Institutionalized

Pedestrian Fatalities in the News

Maine's Pedestrian Crash Experience

Maine’s Data Driven Strategy

Part of a National Trend (From GHSA 2017 Report)

Current Maine Efforts Very complex issue Both driver and pedestrian actions contribute The three E’s • Education and behavior change – (media, brochures, forums, outreach to specific groups) • Engineering – (lights, crosswalks, signs) • Enforcement – (positive & punitive)

Current Maine Efforts • Multi-Agency team meets regularly to develop action plans • Outreach out to select communities • Local Roads Program’s Crosswalks, Sidewalks, & ADA Compliance Workshops • Focus on hard to reach groups • Crosswalk reviews and upgrades

Current Maine Efforts • RRFB initiative • Portable Speed Feedback signs • Higher Visibility Crosswalks - Demonstration Projects • Building a web resource that everyone can use

NEXT “STEPs”

VDOT’s Efforts to Ensure Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian Mark A. Cole, P.E. Assistant Division Administrator – Highway Safety September 2018 Traffic Engineering Division

Virginia Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Projects Currently, over 90 bicycle and pedestrian HSIP Projects are underway. Valued at $75 Million 38

Pedestrians made up about 16% of Virginia highway fatalities in 2016 per 6,500 2.00 1.80 Pedestrian Fatalitiy Rate 6,000 1.60 100,000 Population 1.40 5,500 1.20 5,000 1.00 Pedestrian Fatalities 0.80 4,500 0.60 0.40 4,000 0.20 3,500 0.00 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities U.S. Pedestrian Fatality Rate

Vulnerable Road User Deaths are Increasing In 2017, 234 vulnerable road users died, 27% of all traffic deaths

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Where Pedestrian Crashes Occur Injury Fatal

Ped Crashes By Crosswalk Presence Fatal Injury

Pedestrian Crashes By Land Use Residential/Commercial/Recreational Land Rural/Industrial Land Uses Uses Pedestrian Injury Pedestrian Fatal Crashes Crashes 13% 20% 80% 87%

Ped Crashes By Posted Speed Limit (mph) Injury Fatal

Ped Crashes And Posted Speed Limit

Pedestrian Injury Crashes By Type of Road Private 107 11 One-way or Transition 52 24 17 2 Divided, Partial Or Full Control of… 10 5 21 12 Divided, Partial Or Full Control of … 1 25 Divided, No Control of Access - 4+… 155 76 193 Divided, No Control of Access - 2 … 9 6 6 Two-way, Non-divided - 4+ Lanes 70 33 103 Two-way, Non-divided - 2 or 3 Lanes 134 239 671 10 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Signalized Intersection Unsignalized Intersection Mid-Block Parking Lot Other

Pedestrian Crashes in Limited Light Conditions Pedestrian Fatal Crashes 26% 74% Pedestrian Injury Crashes 44% 56% 48

Driver and Pedestrian Actions in Fatal Crashes

Pedestrian Crash Heat Map Example

Virginia Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (PSAP) Goals • Understand Virginia’s pedestrian safety concerns and identify solutions to address them • Make policy, procedure, and practice changes to help ensure safe pedestrian travel • Consider the relationship between land development and pedestrian safety • Consider maintenance issues for pedestrian access and safety • Identify HSIP pedestrian safety projects

PSAP Steps

Step 1: Policy Review Summarize and assess current VDOT policies:  Roadway Design  Traffic Engineering  Permitting and land use  Speed setting procedures  Pedestrian planning and policy  Research (countermeasure guidance)  Project prioritization

Policy Gap Analysis

Example Policy Recommendations • Consider VDOT-specific installation guidance for pedestrian safety countermeasures not currently in roadway design manual • Update Traffic Impact Analysis - Pedestrian Levels of Service - per length or duration of pedestrian crossing • Develop road diet design criteria • Create guidance for Pedestrian Priority Zones • Develop a checklist for land development review to consider pedestrian mobility and safety

Step 2: Crash and Data Analysis Crash Clusters  smaller scale  focus on crash types Priority Pedestrian Corridors  larger scale  selected per criteria evaluating risk for crashes

Example Crash Cluster Map 1-8 maps, additional inset zooms

Example Crash Cluster Site: Arlington

Community: Radford Radford: Tyler Avenue (SR 177) VDOT District: 2 (Salem) 5 out of 6 crashes occurred on a two-way, 2-lane median divided • roadway. All crashes occurred in a 25 mph zone • 4 out of 6 crashes involved improper or illegal action by the driver. •