Connecticut DOT formed a roundabout committee of professionals trained on evaluating the planning, design, and construction of roundabouts on municipal and state roads.
Crashes to Conflicts: Advancing Predictive Safety Evaluations with Lidar-Developed Near-Miss Analytics
Nevada
NDOT used a model with LiDAR-based all-traffic trajectory data to enhance pedestrian safety assessments at urban intersections. The data is helping planners anticipate and mitigate safety risks and develop precisely targeted improvements.
NCHRP: Institutionalizing the Safe System Approach in Planning and Programming
NCHRP
The new toolkit from NCHRP Project 08-171 helps transportation agencies break down barriers to SSA adoption. It offers 30 practical strategies in areas like working with elected officials, funding, and multimodal network design.
Texas DOT’s combined CMF calculator tool calculates the combined reduction factor of multiple countermeasures (which provides HSIP funding documentation). The full tool is accessible to district staff.
SOAP (Safety on All Projects) is a process for including safety considerations on all projects, not just those with a safety focus, early in the process before bid documents are prepared.
LaDOTD integrates equity into its Safe Routes program by prioritizing projects in low-income areas using median household income data, aiming to improve safety for vulnerable road users.
Systemic Countermeasures Implementation and Tracking
Virginia
Virginia DOT created a statewide inventory and tracking system for the performance of countermeasures, leading to better communication among employees and partners, and the ability to track ongoing progress.
TxDOT uses a crash data portal to improve safety and educate the public. Public service announcements and further information for each emphasis area is embedded alongside the data.
Pedestrian Safety Improvements in Project Planning and Scoping
Nebraska
Nebraska DOT uses a variety of data analysis and screening methods during project planning and scoping to select countermeasures. Methods are also applied to systemic safety projects.
