PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0044
Project Name:	Evaluation of Pedestrian Safety Engineering Countermeasures at Urban and Suburban Midblock Crossing Locations
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Do First Name: Ann Telephone: 202-493-3319 E-mail: ann.do@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Safety Research and Development
Team:	Human Factors Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Project Description:	This research will involve the selection of appropriate engineering countermeasures for study, development of an evaluation plan, collection of before and after installation data, and statistical analysis to assess safety effectiveness of pedestrian safety countermeasures at midblock crossing locations.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	September 20, 2010
End Date:	March 15, 2015
Funding Amount:	$300,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Goals:	The key project objectives are to: (1) Identify information related to midblock pedestrian safety problems. (2) Identify potential midblock safety treatments or combinations of treatments that may reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries at midblock crossing locations. (3) Evaluate selected countermeasures for pedestrians at midblock crossing locations.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Research, data collection, and analysis
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	The expected benefit is greater pedestrian safety.
Deliverables:	1. Name: Marketing, Communication, and Outreach Plan (MCOP) Product Type(s): Research report, Techbrief Description: Marketing, Communication, and Outreach Plan (MCOP) Audiences: Safety researchers, Safety planners, Researchers, State highway agencies, Metropolitan planning organizations, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff Secondary Audiences: 2. Name: Final Report. Product Type(s): Research report Description: Comprehensive research, findings, and conclusions. Audiences: Safety researchers, Researchers, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff Secondary Audiences: 3. Name: TechBriefs Product Type(s): Research report, Techbrief Description: Countermeasures information. Audiences: Safety researchers, Researchers, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff Secondary Audiences:
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Project Findings:	The goal of this research effort is to improve pedestrian safety at urban and suburban midblock crossing locations by identifying and evaluating low-cost to medium-cost pedestrian countermeasures that reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries at these locations.
FHWA Topics:	Safety--Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
TRT Terms:	Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures Midblock Crossings Safety Research
FHWA Disciplines:	Safety
Subject Areas:	Pedestrians and Bicyclists