Strategies for Making Multimodal Environments Safer. Kim Kolody Silverman, CH2M

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1 Strategies for Making Multimodal Environments Safer Kim Kolody Silverman, CH2M

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4 800 Fatalities in Illinois: Rural versus Urban Fatalities Rural Urban * Almost 100,000 rural centerline miles, 50,000 urban centerline miles

5 Fatalities Pedestrian and Pedalcylist Fatalities in Illinois: Rural versus Urban Rural Urban

6 Pedestrian Fatalities in Illinois

7 Pedestrian Serious Injuries in Illinois

8 Pedalcyclist Fatalities in Illinois

9 Pedalcyclist Serious Injuries in Illinois

10 Urban crashes tend to be intersection, pedestrian and bicycle Pedestrians represent 14% of all fatalities and serious injuries

11 IL SHSP Pedestrian Objectives Reduce vehicle speed Reduce exposure to vehicular traffic Improve visibility between motor vehicles and pedestrians Improve pedestrian and motorist safety awareness and behavior Provide guidance to planners and designers to address pedestrian safety issues

12 IL SHSP Pedalcyclist Objectives Partner with local, state, and federal agencies and organizations on pedalcyclist safety Improve education of roadway users to improve interactions in traffic Research, identify, and implement policies to improve pedalcyclist safety at the state, local, and government levels Improve infrastructure features to help reduce the number and severity of pedalcyclist crashes using context sensitive approach to design

13 90% of the pedestrian and bicycle fatalities in Illinois occur in urban areas Almost 70% of the pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries have occurred in the Chicagoland area (Cook, DuPage, Will)

14 Multimodal Safety Education

15 Multimodal Safety Education Newsletter Content Social Media Posts Speaking Notes Flyer/Handout Video

16 Safety Education

17 Data Driven Approaches for Safety Enforcement

18 Roadway Diet Roadway Diet: % reduction in crashes Crash Type Improvement = All FHWA Proven Countermeasure

19 Multimodal Design Dearborn Before

20 Multimodal Design Dearborn After

21 Bicycle, Pedestrian, Bus, Autos

22 Bicycle, Pedestrian, Bus, Autos

23 Bicycle Signals A bicycle signal is an electrically powered traffic control device tha should only be used in combination with an existing conventional traffic signal or hybrid beacon.

24 Bicycle Lanes, Pedestrian Refuge Islands

25 Refuge Island with Proper Signing Refuge Island: CMF = 0.54 Crash Type Improvement = All Notice additional features FHWA Proven Countermeasure

26 Pedestrian and School Crossing Signs Advance warning Sign: CMF = Will Vary Crash Type Improvement = Will Vary

27 Pedestrian Countdown Signals and Controls Pedestrian Countdown: CMF = 0.30 Crash Type Improvement = PED Pedestrian Control: CMF = 0.75 Crash Type Improvement = PED & PDC

28 Signal Phasing Leading Pedestrian Interval 3 to 7 second head start CMF = 0.63 Crash Type Improvement = PDC & PED FHWA Proven Countermeasure All Red Phase Clears traffic within the intersection prior to green phase beginning. Evaluated to increase the yellow phase to allow vehicles more time to clear intersection.

29 Improve Intersection Lighting Intersection lighting: CMF = 0.88 Crash Type Improvement = All nighttime crashes

30 National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)

31 AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (HSM) ectdisplay.asp?projectid=3874 NCHRP Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Performance Functions for the Highway Safety Manual Target completion: 03/26/ asp?projectid=4203 NCHRP HSM2 Will have additional quantitative pedestrian and bicycle safety Target completion: 04/12/2019

32 Vision Zero Network The Vision Zero Network is a collaborative campaign aimed at building the momentum and advancing this game-changing shift toward safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.

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