Session No. 2A

Pedestrian Safety Intersections

Moderator: Brian Krul, P.E., PTOE, TranSystems

20 Flag Assessment for Multimodal Safety at Faulkland Road and Centre Road, Wilmington, DE

This presentation will show how the new 20 Flags Assessment for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety was used to evaluate and conceptually redesign Centre Road and Faulkland Road intersection in Wilmington, Delaware. Two redesigns were created — one involving low-cost strategies and the other a more comprehensive adjustment of the traffic control. 

• Shannon Warchol, P.E., Kittleson & Associates

A Five-Leg Protected Intersection: Opportunities and Challenges

The five-leg intersection of Cleveland Avenue, Paper Mill Road, Chapel Street, and Margaret Street in Newark, Delaware has been a capacity and safety challenge for decades. While a recent project helped to address capacity issues, there are still multimodal safety concerns at this location. This presentation will frame those concerns in the context of the community, describe walking and bicycling networks in the area, and propose an unconventional type of protected intersection to reduce conflicts among all modes of travel.

• Jeffrey R. Riegner, PE, AICP, PTOE – Rybinski Engineering

Analysis of Pedestrian Safety at Intersections Planned for HSM2

This presentation will present details of procedures being developed to estimate pedestrian safety at intersections planned for incorporation into the second edition of the Highway Safety Manual. The procedures are being developed as part of NCHRP Project 17-84 (Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Performance Functions for the Highway Safety Manual).

• Darren Torbic – Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Bios

Darren Torbic is a Research Scientist with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. He has over 27 years of research experience in the areas of highway safety, geometric design, traffic engineering, and pedestrian and bicycle transportation. He has served as principal investigator on numerous research projects for NCHRP, FHWA, and AASHTO. Dr. Torbic is the author or co-author of over 70 technical papers or research reports, several of which are referenced in the first edition of the Highway Safety Manual and 2018 Green Book. He is the Principal Investigator of NCHRP Project 17-84 and is leading the development contract for the second edition of the Highway Safety Manual.