Estimating the safety benefits of context sensitive solutions.

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• Creators:
  Ross, Catherine L. ; Elliott, Michael ; Barringer, Jason ; Smith, Sarah M. ; Woo, Myungje ; Kent, John ; Lilly, Margaret
• Corporate Creators:
  Georgia Institute of Technology. Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development
• Corporate Contributors:
  Georgia. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Materials & Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highway design
  • Context sensitive design
  • Traffic safety
  • Highway safety
  • Analysis
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Context sensitive solutions
  • Transportation design
  • Safety analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWAGDOT- 12-0910
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Georgia
• Edition:
  Final; March 2010-Oct. 2011.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Georgia. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS), also commonly known by the original name Context Sensitive Design ; (CSD), is an alternative approach to the conventional transportation-oriented decision-making and design ; processes. The CSS approach can be used to design and implement transportation projects that not only result ; in safe and efficient roadways, but ones that consider and preserve the total context of community values, ; including scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources. The key objectives of this research are to ; undertake a comprehensive review of current practice of CSS programs and similar initiatives in the U.S. ; which incorporate the overall concept of flexible design. The purpose of this comprehensive review is to ; identify the state of the practice of CSS in the U.S. and provide guidance to GDOT based on this information. ; A secondary objective of the research is to show the benefits of the CSS approach. The literature review ; included in this report provides a basic overview of the historical and practical foundation of CSD, the ; precursor to CSS. The literature and case studies reviewed show that transportation projects can be delivered ; in a cost-effective and context-appropriate manner in a constrained fiscal environment. When combined with ; CSS principles, a practical design/practical solution approach can be a “middle-way” method for DOTs that ; are interested in pursuing CSS principles but find themselves in a constrained fiscal or budgetary environment.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0009677
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24386/dot_24386_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.12 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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