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US Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Cooperative Agreement
DTFH61-01-1X-00134
Shashi S. Nambisan
Center for Transportation Research and Education
Iowa State University
2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
Ames, IA 50010-8664
In Cooperation With
Florida Department of Transportation
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
Miami-Dade County Public Works Department
Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 COUNTERMEASURE DESCRIPTIONS
CHAPTER 3 DATA COLLECTION PARAMETERS AND MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS
CHAPTER 4 DATA COLLECTION AT SITES BEFORE AND AFTER COUNTERMEASURE INSTALLATION
CHAPTER 5 ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL SITES
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER 7 APPENDIX: LITERATURE REVIEW
Figure 1: Cities in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
Figure 2: Selected high crash sites
Figure 3: Aerial Photograph of Maryland Parkway and Sierra Vista Drive
Figure 4: Reflective Pavement Marking (RPM) standard line at Site
Figure 5: High Visibility Crosswalk Treatment at Site
Figure 6: Aerial Photograph of Maryland Parkway and Dumont Street
Figure 7: High Visibility Crosswalk Treatment, Median Refuge and Danish Offset
Figure 8: Advance Yield Markings and “Yield Here to Pedestrians” Sign. 53
Figure 9: Pedestrian Activated Flashing Yellow
Figure 10: Aerial Photograph of Maryland Parkway / Twain Avenue (Control Site)
Figure 11: Aerial Photograph of Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road
Figure 12: Turning Vehicles Yield to Pedestrians Sign
Figure 13: Aerial Photograph of Harmon Avenue: Paradise Road to Tropicana Wash
Figure 14: High Visibility Crosswalk and Median Refuge installed at Site
Figure 15: Yield Here to Pedestrians Sign installed at Site 5
Figure 16: In-roadway Knockdown Signs installed at Site 5
Figure 17: Aerial Photograph of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane
Figure 18: High Visibility Crosswalk Treatment installed at Site 7
Figure 19: Pedestrian Countdown Timers with Animated Eyes
Figure 20: ITS No-Turn On Red – Activated
Figure 21: Aerial Photograph of Flamingo Road and Paradise Road (Control Site)
Figure 22: Aerial Photograph of Bonanza Road and D Street
Figure 23: Aerial Photograph of Bonanza Road and F Street
Figure 24: In-roadway Knockdown Signs installed at Site 9/10
Figure 25: High Visibility Crosswalk Treatment installed at Site 9/10
Figure 26: Warning Signs for Motorists installed at Site 9/10
Figure 27: Pedestrian Channelization installed at Site 9/10
Figure 28: Aerial Photograph of Site 11
Figure 29: Aerial Photograph of Site 12
Figure 30: In-Roadway Knockdown Signs installed at Sites 11 and 12
Figure 31: Close-up view of “In-Roadway Knockdown Signs” installed at Sites 11 and 12
Figure 32: Installation location of Speed-trailer on Twain Avenue
Figure 33: Aerial Photograph of Lake Mead Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard
Figure 34: High Visibility Crosswalk Treatment installed at Lake Mead Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard
Figure 35: Aerial Photograph of Lake Mead Boulevard and McDaniel Street (Control Site)
Figure 36: Aerial Photograph of Lake Mead Boulevard: Belmont Street to McCarran Street
Figure 37: High Visibility Crosswalk Treatment, Danish Offset and Median Refuge
Figure 38: Advanced Yield Markings installed at Lake Mead Boulevard: Belmont Street to McCarran Street
Figure 39: Aerial Photograph of Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road. 128
Figure 40: “Turning Traffic Must Yield to Pedestrian” signs installed at Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road
Figure 41: Aerial Photograph of Fremont Street: 11th Street to 8th Street (Control Site)
Figure 42: Aerial Photograph of Fremont Street: 8th Street to 6th Street
Figure 43: Portable Speed Trailer on Fremont Street
Figure 44: In-Roadway Knockdown Signs
Figure 45: Pedestrian Push Button that Confirm Press
Figure 46: Aerial Photograph of Charleston Boulevard: Spencer Street to 17th Street
Figure 47: Figure 47: High Visibility Crosswalk Treatment at Charleston Boulevard and 17th Street
Figure 48: “Advanced Yield Markings” installed at Site 19
Figure 49: Smart Lighting
Figure 50: Automatic Pedestrian Detection
Table 1: Pedestrian Fatalities in Nevada and US from 1994 to 2003
Table 2: Summary of Countermeasures Proposed and Deployed
Table 3: Summary of the Potential Countermeasures
Table 4: Countermeasures Installed for Evaluation at Selected Sites
Table 5: Relationships between Existing Problems and Installed Countermeasures
Table 6: Implementation Plan for Maryland Parkway and Sierra Vista Drive
Table 7: Results of pedestrian MOEs at Maryland Parkway and Sierra Vista Drive
Table 8: Results of motorist MOEs at Maryland Parkway and Sierra Vista Drive
Table 9: Delay at Maryland Parkway and Sierra Vista Drive
Table 10: Statistical test results of safety MOEs at Maryland Parkway and Sierra Vista Drive
Table 11: Implementation Plan for Maryland Parkway / Dumont Street
Table 12: Results for pedestrian MOEs at Maryland Parkway and Dumont Street
Table 13: Results for motorist MOEs at Maryland Parkway and Dumont Street
Table 14: Delays at Maryland Parkway and Dumont Street
Table 15: Statistical test results of safety MOEs at Maryland Parkway and Dumont Street
Table 16: Statistical test results of safety MOEs between stages at Maryland Parkway and Dumont Street
Table 17: Statistical test results of mobility MOE at Maryland Parkway and Dumont Street
Table 18: Statistical test results of mobility MOEs between stages at Maryland Parkway and Dumont Street
Table 19: Implementation Plan for Harmon Road and Paradise Road
Table 20: Statistical test results of MOEs at Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road
Table 21: Implementation Plan for Harmon Avenue: Paradise Road to Tropicana Wash
Table 22: Results of pedestrian MOEs at Harmon Avenue: Paradise Road to Tropicana Wash
Table 23: Results of motorist MOEs at Harmon Avenue: Paradise Road to Tropicana Wash
Table 24: Delays at Harmon Avenue: Paradise Road to Tropicana Wash
Table 25: Statistical test results of safety MOEs at Harmon Avenue: Paradise Road to Tropicana Wash
Table 27: Statistical test results of mobility MOE at Harmon Avenue: Paradise Road to Tropicana Wash
Table 29: Implementation Plan for Flamingo Road and Koval Lane
Table 30: Results of safety MOEs for pedestrians at Flamingo Road and Koval Lane
Table 31: Results of safety MOEs for motorists at Flamingo Road and Koval Lane
Table 32: Statistical test results of safety MOEs at Flamingo Road and Koval Lane (Baseline vs. Stages)
Table 34: Implementation Plan for Bonanza Rd: D St to F St
Table 35: Results of pedestrian MOEs at Bonanza Road: D Street to F Street
Table 36: Results of motorist MOEs at Bonanza Road: D Street to F Street
Table 37: Delay at Bonanza Road: D Street to F Street
Table 38: Statistical test results of safety MOEs at Bonanza Road: D Street to F Street
Table 39: Statistical test results of safety MOEs between stages at Bonanza Road: D Street to F Street
Table 40: Statistical test results of mobility MOE at Bonanza Road: D Street to F Street
Table 41: Statistical test results of mobility MOE stages 1 and 2 at Bonanza Road: D Street to F Street
Table 42: Implementation Plan for Twain Avenue: Cambridge Street to Swenson Street
Table 43: Implementation Plan for Twain Avenue: Swenson Street to Palos Verde Street
Table 44: Results of pedestrian MOEs at Twain Avenue: Palos Verde Street to Swenson Street
Table 45: Results of motorist safety MOE at Twain Avenue: Palos Verde Street to Swenson Street
Table 46: Delays at Twain Avenue: Palos Verde Street to Swenson Street
Table 47: Vehicle speeds at Twain Avenue: Palos Verde Street to Swenson Street
Table 48: Statistical test results at Twain Avenue: Palos Verde Street to Swenson Street
Table 49: Statistical test results between stages at Twain Avenue: Palos Verde Street to Swenson Street
Table 50: Statistical test results of mobility MOEs at Twain Avenue: Palos Verde Street to Swenson Street 112
Table 52: Statistical test results of speed at Twain Avenue: Palos Verde Street to Swenson Street
Table 53: Comparison of speed between stages at Twain Avenue: Palos Verde Street to Swenson Street
Table 54: Implementation Plan for Lake Mead Boulevard and Lake Mead Boulevard
Table 55: Results of pedestrian MOEs at Lake Mead Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard
Table 56: Results of motorist MOEs at Lake Mead Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard
Table 57: Delay at Lake Mead Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard
Table 58: Statistical test results of safety MOEs at Lake Mead Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard
Table 59: Implementation Plan for Lake Mead Boulevard: Belmont Street to McCarran Street
Table 60: Results of pedestrian MOEs at Lake Mead Boulevard: Belmont Street to McCarran Street
Table 61: Results of motorist MOEs at Lake Mead Boulevard: Belmont Street to McCarran Street
Table 62: Delays at Lake Mead Boulevard: Belmont Street to McCarran Street
Table 63: Statistical test results of safety MOEs at Lake Mead Boulevard: Belmont Street to McCarran Street
Table 64: Statistical test results of mobility MOEs at Lake Mead Boulevard: Belmont Street to McCarran Street
Table 65: Implementation Plan for Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road
Table 66: Statistical Test Results at Lake Mead Boulevard/Pecos Road
Table 67: Implementation Plan for Fremont Street: 8th Street to 6th Street
Table 68: Results of safety MOEs for pedestrians at Fremont Street: 6th Street to 8th Street
Table 69: Results of safety MOEs for motorist at Fremont Street: 6th Street to 8th Street
Table 70: Delay at Fremont Street: 6th Street to 8th Street
Table 73: Statistical test results of safety MOEs for motorists at Fremont Street: 6th Street to 8th Street
Table 75: Statistical test results of mobility MOE at Fremont Street: 6th Street to 8th Street
Table 76: Statistical test results of mobility MOE between stages at Fremont Street: 6th Street to 8th Street
Table 77: Implementation Plan for Charleston Boulevard/Spencer Street
Table 78: Results of pedestrian MOEs at Charleston Boulevard: Spencer Street to 17th Street
Table 79: Results of motorist MOEs at Charleston Boulevard: Spencer Street to 17th Street
Table 80: Delays at Charleston Boulevard: Spencer Street to 17th Street
Table 81: Speeds at Charleston Boulevard: Spencer Street to 17th Street
Table 82: Statistical test results of safety MOEs at Charleston Boulevard: Spencer Street to 17th Street
Table 84: Statistical test results of mobility MOEs at Charleston Boulevard: Spencer Street to 17th Street
Table 86: Statistical test results of vehicle speed at Charleston Boulevard: Spencer Street to 17th Street
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