U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
FHWA Resource Center
Office of Innovation Implementation
Safety and Design is one of several teams within the Federal Highway Administration’s Resource Center. The Safety and Design Team works closely with FHWA Headquarters, field offices and other Federal agencies to provide technical assistance, technology deployment and training to partners and customers.
The following table lists the areas in which the team provides technical expertise along with the names of the team members who can provide assistance. You can find the person’s contact information by clicking on the name.
| Technical Areas | Primary Contact | Other Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Data Driven Safety Analysis (incl. Highway Safety Manual, IHSDM, Roadway Safety Data and Analysis, and Systemic Safety) | John McFadden | Derek Troyer, Hillary Isebrands, Elliott Moore, Dave Petrucci, Steve Ratke |
| Design Discipline | George Merritt | Mark Doctor, Brooke Struve, Hillary Isebrands, Elliott Moore, Steve Ratke |
| Geometric Design (incl. PBPD) | George Merritt | Mark Doctor, Hillary Isebrands, Brooke Struve, Dave Petrucci, Steve Ratke |
| Safety Performance Management | Dave Kopacz | Keith Sinclair, Derek Troyer |
| Safe System Approach (incl. LE) | Mark Doctor | Dave Petrucci, Keith Sinclair (LE), Steve Ratke, Elliott Moore, John McFadden |
| Interchange Design and Evaluation (including Innovative Interchange Geometrics) | Elliott Moore | Steve Ratke, Mark Doctor |
| Intersection Safety and Design (incl. Innovative Intersections, Roundabouts and ICE) | Elliott Moore | Tim Taylor, David Petrucci, Hillary Isebrands, Mark Doctor |
| Local, Rural and Tribal Road Safety (incl. HRRR) | Hillary Isebrands | Tori Brinkly, Derek Troyer |
| Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Design (including STEP and Road Diets) | Keith Sinclair (Ped) Brooke Struve (Bike) |
Peter Eun, Tim Taylor |
| Complete Streets | Brooke Struve | Tim Taylor, Keith Sinclair, Peter Eun, Derek Troyer, Steve Ratke, John McFadden |
| Speed Management (incl. speed cameras, VSL, Design Speed, Target Speed) | Peter Eun | Mark Doctor, Tim Taylor, Elliott Moore |
| Roadway Departure/Roadside Design (including FoRRRwD, Safety Edge and HFST) | Dick Albin Tori Brinkly |
Elliott Moore, Dave Kopacz, Tim Taylor |
| Safety Discipline | Keith Sinclair | All Team Members |
| Safe Roads and Streets for All | Steve Ratke | Peter Eun |
| Vulnerable Road Users (incl. Older Users) | Dave Kopacz | Mark Doctor, Keith Sinclair |
| Visibility (including retroreflectivity, roadway lighting, signing and marking design) | George Merritt | Tori Brinkly, Tim Taylor |
| Team Members | |
| Patrick "Pat" Hasson Safety and Design Team Technical Director patrick.hasson@dot.gov |
Victoria "Tori" Brinkly Senior Safety Engineer tori.brinkly@dot.gov |
| Richard "Dick" Albin Senior Safety Engineer richard.albin@dot.gov |
Hillary Isebrands Senior Safety Engineer/Team Leader hillary.isebrands@dot.gov |
| Elliott Moore Safety and Design Engineer elliott.moore@dot.gov |
Derek Troyer Safety Engineer Derek.Troyer@dot.gov |
| John McFadden Senior Safety Engineer John.McFadden@dot.gov |
Dave Kopacz Senior Safety Engineer (Hybrid) david.kopacz@dot.gov |
| George Merritt Senior Safety and Design Engineer george.merritt@dot.gov |
Mark Doctor Senior Safety and Design Engineer/Team Leader mark.doctor@dot.gov |
| Keith Sinclair Senior Safety Engineer keith.sinclair@dot.gov |
Peter Eun Safety Engineer peter.eun@dot.gov |
| Brooke Struve Senior Safety and Design Engineer brooke.struve@dot.gov |
Steve Ratke Senior Safety & Geometric Design Engineer stephen.ratke@dot.gov |
| Timothy Taylor Senior Safety Engineer timothy.taylor@dot.gov |
David Petrucci Senior Safety Engineer david.petrucci@dot.gov |
