U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
FHWA Resource Center
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 |
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| Every Day Counts | ||
| Safety Data & Analysis | John McFadden | Hillary Isebrands, David Petrucci |
| Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) (incl. Road Diet) | Peter Eun / Keith Sinclair | Craig Allred, Keith Harrison, Hillary Isebrands, Mark Doctor |
| Innovative Intersections and Interchange Geometrics (IIG) | Mark Doctor | George Merritt, David Petrucci, Hillary Isebrands, Tim Taylor |
| Highway Design (General) | ||
| Road Diets (Complete Streets, Context Sensitive Solutions) | Keith Harrison | Peter Eun, Brooke Struve, Mark Doctor, Keith Sinclair |
| Design Discipline | Keith Harrison & Brooke Struve | All Team Members |
| Geometric Design | Keith Harrison | Mark Doctor, Hillary Isebrands, George Merritt, Brooke Struve, David Petrucci, John McFadden |
| Safety Performance | See below | Mark Doctor, Hillary Isebrands, George Merritt, Brooke Struve |
| Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) (including Comprehensive / Strategic Highway Safety Planning) |
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| Crash Data | John McFadden | Hillary Isebrands, David Petrucci, George Merritt |
| Intersection Safety | ||
| Interchange Design and Evaluation | Mark Doctor | Keith Harrison, George Merritt, Brooke Struve |
| Intersection Safety and Design (incl. Roundabouts) |
Hillary Isebrands | Tim Taylor, Mark Doctor, George Merritt, David Petrucci |
| Local, Rural and Tribal Road Safety | ||
| Local, Rural and Tribal Road Safety (incl. Local Safety Plans) | Hillary Isebrands | Dick Albin, Craig Allred, Peter Eun, Dave Kopacz, Tori Brinkly |
| Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety | ||
| Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety | Peter Eun (Ped) Brooke Struve (Bike) |
Craig Allred, Hillary Isebrands, Keith Sinclair, David Petrucci |
| Roadway Departure Safety (including Roadside Design) |
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| Roadway Departure/Roadside Design | Dick Albin | Keith Harrison, George Merritt, Tori Brinkly, Elliott Moore, Brooke Struve, Dave Kopacz, Tim Taylor |
| Safety Performance | ||
| Safety Performance Management (HSIP) | Dave Kopacz | Brooke Struve, Craig Allred, George Merritt |
| Performance Based Practical Design | George Merritt | Brooke Struve, Mark Doctor |
| Highway Safety Manual (including IHSDM) | David Petrucci, John McFadden, Mark Doctor, Elliott Moore | |
| Flexible Design | Keith Harrison | Dave Kopacz, Brooke Struve |
| Systemic Safety | Hillary Isebrands | Keith Sinclair |
| Various Other Safety Programs and Initiatives | ||
| Road Safety Audits | Craig Allred | Dick Albin, Keith Harrison, Keith Sinclair, Hillary Isebrands, Tori Brinkly |
| Safety Discipline | Keith Sinclair | All Team Members |
| Speed Management | Craig Allred | Keith Harrison, Hillary Isebrands, Tim Taylor |
| Visibility (including retroreflectivity, roadway lighting, signing and marking design) | George Merritt | Hillary Isebrands, Tim Taylor, Brooke Struve |
| Team Members | ||
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Technical DirectorPatrick "Pat" HassonSafety and Design Technical Director patrick.hasson@dot.gov |
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Richard Albin Safety Engineer richard.albin@dot.gov |
Hillary Isebrands Safety Engineer Federal Highway Administration hillary.isebrands@dot.gov |
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Craig Allred Transportation Specialist craig.allred@dot.gov |
John McFadden Safety Engineer John.McFadden@dot.gov |
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George Merritt Safety Engineer george.merritt@dot.gov |
Mark Doctor Safety and Design Engineer mark.doctor@dot.gov |
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Keith Sinclair Safety Engineer keith.sinclair@dot.gov |
Peter Eun Safety Engineer peter.eun@dot.gov |
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Brooke Struve Safety and Design Engineer brooke.struve@dot.gov |
Keith Harrison Safety and Design Engineer keith.harrison@dot.gov |
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Timothy Taylor Safety Engineer timothy.taylor@dot.gov |
David Petrucci Safety Engineer david.petrucci@dot.gov |
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Dave Kopacz Safety Engineer (Hybrid) david.kopacz@dot.gov |
Elliott Moore Safety Engineer elliott.moore@dot.gov |
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Victoria Brinkly, PE Senior Safety Engineer victoria.brinkly@dot.gov |
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