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 |
| 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, 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 Senior Safety Engineer (Hybrid) elliott.moore@dot.gov |
Derek Troyer Senior Safety Engineer Derek.Troyer@dot.gov |
| John McFadden Senior Safety Engineer John.McFadden@dot.gov |
Mark Doctor Senior Safety and Design Engineer/Team Leader mark.doctor@dot.gov |
| George Merritt Senior Safety and Design Engineer george.merritt@dot.gov |
Peter Eun Safety Engineer peter.eun@dot.gov |
| Keith Sinclair Senior Safety Engineer keith.sinclair@dot.gov |
Steve Ratke Senior Safety & Geometric Design Engineer stephen.ratke@dot.gov |
| Brooke Struve Senior Safety and Design Engineer brooke.struve@dot.gov |
David Petrucci Senior Safety Engineer david.petrucci@dot.gov |
| Timothy Taylor Senior Safety Engineer timothy.taylor@dot.gov |
Brandy Solak, P.E., RSP2B Safety and Design Engineer brandy.solak@dot.gov |
