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A Comprehensive Approach for Friction-Enhancing Treatment Selection

Kentucky
Kentucky replaced a needs-based, hot-spot approach with a more precise, systemic, “solutions-based” approach to friction-enhancing treatments and improved pavement safety performance.
Kentucky LTAP VideoStudy DocumentFHWA Case Study

SOAP (Safety on All Projects)

West Virginia
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.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025

Safe Routes to Public Places

Louisiana
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.
LADOTD Safe Routes to Public Places Program (STRPPP) WebpageLADOTD Destination Zero Deaths WebpageLSU Center for Analytics & Research in Transportation SafetyTZD Article

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.
TZD DelDot Case Study

Prioritizing Active Transportation, Health, and Safety (PATHS)

Virginia
The PATHS collaborative in Virginia has led to increased network connectivity for pedestrians, enhanced pedestrian crossings, and a safer and more comfortable environment for pedestrians.
Virginia PATHS Website2023 Safety Summit Poster

Traffic Safety Data Portal

Texas
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.
TXDOT Traffic Safety Data PortalEnd the Streak Campaign Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

NCHRP Synthesis 336: DOT Practices for Road Safety Audits (RSAs)

NCHRP
With growing use of Road Safety Audits (RSAs), NCHRP gathered several state DOT case examples, compiled a list of available resources, and suggested future research.
Synthesis 336 ReportFHWA Road Safety Audit WebpageFHWA Pedestrian and Bicyclist RSA Guide2023 Safety Summit Poster

Implementing Complete Streets in Kentucky

Kentucky
When KYTC implemented Complete Streets, they found large reductions in fatalities and serious injuries at two-way stop and signalized intersections.
KYTC Press ReleaseKYTC Complete Streets Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

Development and Application of Safety Performance Functions in Project Delivery

Iowa
Based on models of Safety Performance Functions (SPFs), Iowa screened roadway facilities for Potential for Crash Reduction (PCR). PCR was then applied to project screening and prioritization, intersection projects, Super-2 corridor studies, a pilot safety corridor program, and environmental assessments.
Iowa State University ArticleIowa DOT PCR Portal2023 Safety Summit Poster

A Practical Framework for Safety Analysis in GIS

FHWA
FHWA offers a framework for how GIS methods can help practitioners assess safety risk in areas with limited data.
2023 Safety Summit Poster
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