A systems approach to pedestrian safety, PHASE II: Examining congestion pricing policies

Building from Phase 1 of the pedestrian systems work (i.e., qualitative systems maps exploring hypothesized factors underlying pedestrian safety trends), the overall goal of this Phase 2 project is to develop a system dynamics simulation model that can be used as a learning tool to explore the pedestrian safety impacts of specific, current policy approaches. Given the recent focus and proposed implementation of congestion pricing policies in the U.S., the research team will specifically explore the pedestrian safety impacts of these policies, illustrating how system dynamics tools can be used to create virtual learning environments and explore potential system-wide effects of policies prior to implementation. The specific objectives of this project are to: (1) Understand and summarize the current evidence base around congestion pricing policies. (2) Develop a system dynamics learning model to explore congestion pricing impacts on pedestrian safety, as well as other system-wide metrics (e.g., vehicle miles traveled, vehicle-vehicle crashes, vehicle-pedestrian crashes). (3) Incorporate relevant Phase 1 project findings (interconnected factors and hypothesized system behavior producing pedestrian safety trends) into the system dynamics simulation model. (4) Engage pedestrian safety and/or congestion pricing experts throughout model development to ensure creation of a stakeholder-relevant learning model that can illustrate key insights about the system dynamics approach, congestion pricing dynamics, and what would be needed to fully calibrate and validate the model for a given location. (5) Develop a user-friendly version of the model that can be disseminated and used to demonstrate how system dynamics models can be used as powerful tools to facilitate transportation policy and intervention conversations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • CSCRS2019R21

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $99,982
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747113

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27514
• Project Managers:

  Sandt, Laura

• Performing Organizations:

  University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center

  CVS Plaza, Suite 500
  137 East Franklin Street, CB# 7505
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599
• Principal Investigators:

  Naumann, Rebecca

• Start Date: 20190801
• Expected Completion Date: 20210630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; Pedestrian safety; Policy analysis; Simulation; Stakeholders; Vulnerable road users
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01715882
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747113
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 22 2019 1:31PM