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 |
|---|---|---|
| (click on name for contact information) | ||
| Every Day Counts | ||
| Data-Driven Safety Analysis | John McFadden | Hillary Isebrands, David Petrucci, Elliott Moore |
| Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP and STEP 2.0) | Peter Eun | Mark Doctor, Tim Taylor |
| Innovative Intersections and Interchange Geometrics (IIG) | Mark Doctor | David Petrucci, Hillary Isebrands, Tim Taylor |
| Reducing Rural Roadway Departures | Dick Albin | Tori Brinkly, Dave Kopacz, Elliott Moore |
| Road Diet | Mark Doctor | Peter Eun |
| High-Friction Surface Treatment | Tori Brinkly | Dave Kopacz |
| Safety Edge | Tori Brinkly | Dave Kopacz |
| Highway Design (General) | ||
| Design Discipline | George Merritt | Brooke Struve, Hillary Isebrands |
| Geometric Design | George Merritt | Mark Doctor, Hillary Isebrands, Brooke Struve, David Petrucci |
| Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) | ||
| Crash Data | John McFadden | Hillary Isebrands, David Petrucci, George Merritt, Derek Troyer |
| Strategic Highway Safety Planning | Keith Sinclair | Dave Kopacz |
| Intersection Safety | ||
| Interchange Design and Evaluation | Mark Doctor, Elliott Moore | George Merritt, Brooke Struve, Elliott Moore |
| Intersection Safety and Design (incl. Roundabouts) |
Hillary Isebrands, Mark Doctor | Tim Taylor, Mark Doctor, George Merritt, David Petrucci, Derek Troyer |
| Local, Rural and Tribal Road Safety | ||
| Local, Rural and Tribal Road Safety (incl. Local Safety Plans) | Hillary Isebrands | Tori Brinkly |
| Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety | ||
| Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety | Peter Eun / Keith Sinclair (Ped) Brooke Struve (Bike) |
Hillary Isebrands |
| Complete Streets | Brooke Struve (Bike) | Tim Taylor, Keith Sinclair, Peter Eun, Derek Troyer |
| Roadway Departure Safety (including Roadside Design) |
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| Roadway Departure/Roadside Design | Dick Albin | George Merritt, Tori Brinkly, Elliott Moore, Brooke Struve, Dave Kopacz |
| Safety Performance | ||
| Safety Performance Management | Dave Kopacz | Keith Sinclair |
| Performance Based Practical Design | George Merritt | Brooke Struve, Mark Doctor |
| Data-Driven Safety Analysis (including Highway Safety Manual and IHSDM) | David Petrucci, John McFadden | Derek Troyer, George Merritt, Elliott Moore |
| Various Other Safety Programs and Initiatives | ||
| Road Safety Audits | Tim Taylor | Dick Albin, Hillary Isebrands, Tori Brinkly |
| Safety Discipline | Keith Sinclair | All Team Members |
| Speed Management | Tim Taylor | Mark Doctor |
| Visibility (including retroreflectivity, roadway lighting, signing and marking design) | George Merritt | Tim Taylor, Brooke Struve |
| Safe System Approach | Mark Doctor | David Petrucci |
| 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 |
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| Timothy Taylor Senior Safety Engineer timothy.taylor@dot.gov |
David Petrucci Senior Safety Engineer david.petrucci@dot.gov |
