Case Study Tag: Land use

Context-Sensitive Speed Limit Setting

Delaware
DelDOT combats rising traffic fatalities by adopting context-sensitive speed limits, partnering with local agencies, and moving beyond the 85th percentile method.

Incorporating Safety Analysis into Virginia’s Transportation Funding Prioritization Process

Virginia
Virginia's SMART SCALE program prioritizes transportation projects for funding based on safety, congestion, accessibility, land use, environmental quality, and economic viability.

National Complete Streets Assessment

FHWA
In 2023, FHWA published results of a survey to establish a baseline of Complete Streets and active transportation, finding trends and notable projects in each of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

Prioritizing Safe System Elements Along a Rural Continuum

FHWA
This pilot effort created a new way of looking at rural safety needs on a continuum. The project used six characteristics: block size, distance to fire stations, distance to public schools, distance to Level 1 & 2 trauma centers, intersection density, and undeveloped land.

Access Management Study – FM 1488

Texas
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) studied access management to improve safety on a four-lane roadway in a growing area