Synthesis: Evaluate Safety Effectiveness of Pedestrian Elements Constructed through Various Funding Mechanisms
Evaluating the effectiveness of pedestrian infrastructure constructed through various funding mechanisms is essential for optimizing future project selection and ensuring data-driven decision-making. Traditional evaluations often rely on crash data alone, which may not fully capture the broader impacts of these projects on pedestrian safety, mobility, and accessibility. This project will develop a systematic methodology to assess the post-construction effectiveness of pedestrian elements by incorporating key performance indicators such as pedestrian activity levels, near-miss incidents, crash rate trends, and demographic factors. The project will analyze Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT's) existing project selection processes, summarize the geographic distribution of past projects, and conduct an evaluation of their effectiveness across different regional and demographic contexts. Emerging best practices will be identified to enhance the integration of post-construction evaluation measures into funding decisions, ensuring that pedestrian infrastructure investments yield measurable safety and mobility benefits. The project will produce a structured framework for assessing pedestrian infrastructure performance, supporting TxDOT's goal of improving pedestrian safety and fostering sustainable, data-informed transportation planning.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $64,999.00
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Contract Numbers:
0-7274
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Sponsor Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483 -
Managing Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483 -
Project Managers:
Kasberg, Katelyn
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Performing Organizations:
Texas State University, San Marcos
JCK Building, Suite 489
San Marcos, TX United States -
Principal Investigators:
Das, Subasish
- Start Date: 20250915
- Expected Completion Date: 20260831
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Construction projects; Decision making; Financing; Infrastructure; Pedestrian areas; Pedestrian safety; Performance measurement; Transportation planning
- Identifier Terms: Texas Department of Transportation
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01967590
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Texas Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 0-7274
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Sep 29 2025 4:43PM