FDOT developed a context classification guide for roadway design. Target speeds are determined by many data points, by context classification and for the safe mobility of all users.
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.
Smarter Roads Ahead: The Smart Work Zone Success at Rainbow/Veterans Bridges
Texas
Smart work zone strategies on a TxDOT bridge project improved safety for workers and the public. Temporary incident detection and surveillance, travel time, and speed monitoring systems made the project area was safer and more responsive.
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.
DelDOT combats rising traffic fatalities by adopting context-sensitive speed limits, partnering with local agencies, and moving beyond the 85th percentile method.
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.
