District Of Columbia

Highway Safety Improvement Program

2015 Annual Report

Prepared by: DC
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Disclaimer

Protection of Data from Discovery & Admission into Evidence

23 U.S.C. 148(h)(4) states “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, 

lists, or data compiled or collected for any purpose relating to this section [HSIP], shall not be 

subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered 

for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or 

addressed in the reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or other data.” 

23 U.S.C. 409 states “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, lists, 

or data compiled or collected for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety 

enhancement of potential accident sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway 

crossings, pursuant to sections 130, 144, and 148 of this title or for the purpose of developing any 

highway safety construction improvement project which may be implemented utilizing Federal-aid 

highway funds shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State 

court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any 

occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data.”
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Table of Contents

Disclaimer...................................................................................................................................................... ii

Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Program Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 5

Program Administration ........................................................................................................................... 5

Program Methodology............................................................................................................................ 11

Progress in Implementing Projects............................................................................................................. 47

Funds Programmed............................................................................................................................. 47

General Listing of Projects.................................................................................................................. 50

Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets .................................................................................... 51

Overview of General Safety Trends........................................................................................................ 51

Application of Special Rules.................................................................................................................... 66

Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program Evaluation) ..........................................70

SHSP Emphasis Areas.............................................................................................................................. 72

Groups of similar project types............................................................................................................... 77

Systemic Treatments............................................................................................................................... 82

Project Evaluation................................................................................................................................... 90

Glossary....................................................................................................................................................... 92
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Executive Summary

TheDistrictofColumbia'sSafetyProgramis thefocalpointoftheHSIPprogram.TheSafetyProgramhas 

continuedtoevolveintheyears2011to2014.TheDepartmenttookamajorinitiativeintheyear2010 by 

aligningDivisionsandstafftoensurethatSafetybecomesthecoreofeveryactivityperformedbythe 

DepartmentofTransportation.Asa result,theSafetyDivisionhasbeenexpandedtohandletheadded 

responsibilities.TheSafetyTeamatDistrictDepartmentofTransportation(DDOT)reviewsall transportation 

planning and engineering studies, traffic control plans anddesignplansatallstagesofdesignand 

construction.ThenewalignmenthashelpedwiththeintegrationofSafetyintoalltasksandactivities 

performedwithintheDistrictofColumbia.

TheDDOTExecutiveManagementhasadoptedtheSixSigmaforprocessimprovements.SixSigma 

principleshavebeenusedasafoundationinshapingthenewSafetyTeam.SixSigmaisa proven 

disciplinedapproachforimprovingmeasurableresultsforanyorganization.Usingthesetoolshas 

helpedwiththecoordinationperformedbyin-housestaff,otherDistrictofColumbiaagenciesand 

residentsoftheDistrict.UsingdataandapplyingSixSigmamethodologieshaspositivelyimpactedall 

roadusersbyhelpingtheSafetyTeambeabletoaddressissuesusingtheappropriatedataoverthelast year.

TheAgencyhascontinuedtooperatetheTrafficSafetyDataCenteratHowardUniversitywas 

establishedtosupportDDOTandMetropolitanPoliceDepartment(MPD)indevelopingandsustaining 

aneffectiveprocessforprovidingtimely,accurate,complete,uniformandaccessibletrafficandrelated 

transportationdata.Inaddition,DDOThascompletedtheupgradeofTARAS(TrafficAccidentRecord 

andAnalysisSystem)inclosecoordinationwiththeMPD.Theseeffortshaveassistedinthedaily transfer 

andaccesstothecriticaltransportationdataandMPD'scrashdatabase.DevelopedbyDDOT, 

theTARASprocessautomaticallyaccessestheMPD'scrashdatabaseandextractsallthedeltarecords 

andpertinentfieldsfromtheirPD-10forms.DDOThasalsoparticipatedinallthemajorsafety campaigns 

asmandatedbytheNHTSA.

Further,DDOTSafetyTeamutilizestheannualreportsonCrashStatisticsandCommercialMotorVehicles(CMV)i

nperformingsafetyreviewsandanalysesfortrafficoperationsandcrashdataatintersections, 

corridorsandconstructionworkzones.TheSafetyProgramhasbeenasuccessinreducingtheaccidentrateandt

hefatalityrateforpedestriansandbicyclistsintheDistrictofColumbiabyimplementingthe 

innovativeapproachestotrafficsafety.OveroverallgoalistoreduceseriousandfatalinjuriesintheDistrictby50

%bytheyear2025.

DDOThasalsoimplementedseveraltransportationsafetyinitiativeswithintheDistrictsuchas:
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1.MoveDC(www.movedc.org)

-Developa coordinated,multimodallongrangetransportationplan,addressingallmodesof 

transportationintheDistrictofColumbia.

2.goDCgo(www.godcgo.com)

-Providesinformationandwebsitelinksonregionalbuses,DCCirculator,MetrobusandMetrorailas 

wellasinformationonwalkingandbikingintheDistrictofColumbia.

3.StreetcarSafety(www.dcstreetcar.com)

-TheDCStreetcarTeamsendsregularconstructionandsafetyupdatesthatencompassallaspectsofDC 

Streetcarsystem'sfunctions,includingTrafficControlPlans(TCP's)duringconstruction.Inaddition,the 

DDOTSafetyTeamreviewsplansanddrawingsforfinaldesign,newtrafficsignals,trafficsignageand 

pavementmarkingsfortheStreetcarsystem.

4.SafetyMatters

-SafetyMattersprojectsarehighimpact,lowcostimprovementstoneighborhoodstreetssuchasnew 

pavementmarkings,signs,signals,curbchanges,orlightingtoimprovebicycle,pedestrian,anddriver safety.

5.SafeRoutestoSchool

-TheDCSafeRoutestoSchoolProgramworksto:

*Improvesafetyforstudentswhowalkandbicycletoschool

*Encouragestudentsandtheirparentstowalkandbicycletoschoolfuelconsumption,andreduce 

pollutionandtrafficcongestionnearschools

6.CrashDataImprovementProgram
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-DDOThasestablishednewCrashDataImprovementProgram(CDIP)thatwouldidentifymetricsin 

termsoftimeliness,accuracyandcompletenessofthecrashdata 

-DDOTorganizedCDIPworkshopthatincludedparticipantsfromDDOTagencies,MPD,FHWA,NHTSA, 

HighwaySafetyOffice(HSO)andprivateconsultantstofamiliarizethecollectors,processors, 

maintainersanduserswiththe concepts ofdataqualityandhowqualitydataimprovessafety 

decisions

-TheCDIPworkshoporganizedbyDDOTTOAstaffmainlyfocusedon:

a.CrashDataCollection;

 b.CrashDataReporting,and,

c.CrashDataProcessing

7.TrafficIncidentManagementProgram

-DDOThasestablishednewTrafficIncidentManagement(TIM)programthatconsistsofaeffectively 

plannedandcoordinatedmultidisciplinaryprocesstodetect,respondtoandcleartrafficincidentsso 

thattrafficflowmayberestoredassafely andquicklyaspossible.

-DDOTorganizedTIMworkshopthatincludedparticipantsfromMPD,FHWA,NHTSA,HSO,Fire,EMS, 

VDOT,HSEMA,MDSHA,MarylandPolice,VirginiaPolice,HowardUniversity,DPWandseveralother agencies

-TOAstaffat DDOThasprepareddraftlegislationforMoveOverLawandMemorandumof 

Understanding(MOU)withotherparticipatingagenciestoimplementandenforcelawsforTraffic 

IncidentManagementprogramintheDistrict.

8.Vision Zero Initiative

-Vision Zero Initiative aims to improve pedestrian and bicycle transportation safety by showcasing 

effective local actions, empowering local leaders to take actions, and promoting partnerships to advance 

pedestrian and bicycle safety

- DDOT is partnering with more than twenty (20) District government agencies in the Vision Zero Initiative, 

as MPD, Fire, EMS, HSEMA, DOH, OAG, OCTO, OP, City Administrator, etc. to identify effective strategies 

on education, enforcement, and engineering related to the Vision Zero Initiative
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Inaddition,DDOThasalsoimplementedthefollowingstrategiestoimprovethesafetyofpedestrians 

andbicyclistsintheDistrict:

-InstalledHigh-IntensityActivatedCrossWalk(HAWK)trafficsignalsat 5locations in FY 2013

- ImplementedLeadingPedestrianIntervals(LPI)improvementat 50intersections in FY 2014

- ImplementedLeadingPedestrianIntervals(LPI)improvementat14intersections in FY 2015

-Reviewedandapproved9milesofbikelanes
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Introduction

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core Federal-aid program 

with the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in fatalities and serious 

injuries on all public roads. As per 23 U.S.C. 148(h) and 23 CFR 924.15, States are 

required to report annually on the progress being made to advance HSIP 

implementation and evaluation efforts. The format of this report is consistent 

with the HSIP MAP-21 Reporting Guidance dated February 13, 2013 and consists 

of four sections: program structure, progress in implementing HSIP projects, 

progress in achieving safety performance targets, and assessment of the 

effectiveness of the improvements. 

Program Structure

Program Administration

How are Highway Safety Improvement Program funds allocated in a State? 

Central

District

Other

Describe how local roads are addressed as part of Highway Safety Improvement Program.

The District of Columbia does not have a local roads program. All roads are considered for HSIP and 

Safety Improvement projects.

HSIP funds are Centrally administered within the District of Columbia by the Department of 

Transportation through our Resource Administration and our Office of the Chief Financial Officer for the 

District of Columbia.

Identify which internal partners are involved with Highway Safety Improvement Program planning. 
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Design

Planning

Maintenance

Operations

Governors Highway Safety Office

Other: Other-Transportation Operations Admin. (TOA), Infrastructure Project Management Admin. 

(IPMA), Policy, Planning and Sustainability Admin. (PPSA), Progressive Transportation Services Admin. 

(PTSA) and Urban Forestry Admin. (UFA)

Briefly describe coordination with internal partners. 

The DDOT Safety Team is an independent, multidisciplinary team with members across DDOT and other 

District of Columbia agencies. The DDOT Safety Team meets on bi-monthly basis and reviews the overall 

Safety Program. The internal DDOT Safety Team has members from following organizations at DDOT 

that coordinate safety issues and education:

1. Transportation Operations Administration (TOA)

 - TOA team includes designers, traffic engineers, transportation technicians, parking specialists, 

signal operation engineers, maintenance staff and street light specialists.

 - TOA team identifies issues related to the vehicular safety, accidents, vehicle queuing, sight 

distance obstructions and other traffic safety concerns

 - TOA team performs traffic analysis, engineering design and develops recommendations addressing 

traffic safety concerns

2. Policy, Planning and Sustainability Administration (PPSA)

 - PPSA team includes ward planners, pedestrian and bicycle planners

 - PPSA team identifies pedestrian and bike issues and develops recommendations to improve 

pedestrian and bike safety

 

3. Progressive Transportation Services Administration (PTSA)

 - PTSA team includes transportation planners for transit and metro

 - PTSA team provides estimates for transit ridership and identifies issues related to transit 
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circulation and capacity and develops appropriate recommendations

4. Urban Forestry Administration (UFA)

 - UFA team includes ward arborists

 - UFA team identifies streetscaping issues and provides appropriate recommendations

5. Infrastructure Project Management Administration (IPMA)

 - IPMA team consists of engineers, technicians and field operations personnel

 - IPMA team is responsible for the design, engineering and construction of roadways, bridges, traffic 

signals and alley projects in the District of Columbia

 - IPMA also manages special construction projects and all roadway assets

6. Parking Operations Branch

 - Parking Operations Branch manages operations and conditions of all parking meters

 - Parking Operations Branch consists of managers and technicians

7. Streetlights Operations Branch

- Streetlights Operations Branch manages operations and condition of the District's street, alley, bridge, 

tunnel and navigation lighting systems through a streetlight asset management contract

 - Streetlights Operations Branch consists of managers, engineers, technicians and field operations 

personnel

8. Safe Routes to School

 - DC Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program receives funding from the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA)

 - DC Safe Routes to School Program works to:

DC Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program receives funding from the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA)

 - DC Safe Routes to School Program works 

 * Improve safety for students who walk and bicycle to school 

 * Encourage students and their parents to walk and bicycle to school

 * Boost student physical activity, reduce parents’ fuel consumption, and reduce pollution 

and traffic congestion near schools

To help achieve those goals, DDOT offers Safe Routes to School planning assistance for DC 

Schools that are interested in improving safety for student walkers and cyclists
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Identify which external partners are involved with Highway Safety Improvement Program planning. 

Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Governors Highway Safety Office

Local Government Association

Other: Other-Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) DC Division, Washington Metro Area Transit Authority 

(WMATA)

Identify any program administration practices used to implement the HSIP that have changed since 

the last reporting period.

Multi-disciplinary HSIP steering committee

Other: 

Describe any other aspects of Highway Safety Improvement Program Administration on which you 

would like to elaborate.

The District of Columbia's Safety Program is the focal point of the HSIP program. The Safety Program has 

continued to evolve from the years 2011 to 2013. The Department took a major initiative in the year 

2010 by aligning Divisions and staff to ensure that Safety becomes the core of every activity performed 

by the Department of Transportation. As a result, the Safety Division has been expanded to handle the 
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added responsibilities. District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Safety Team reviews all the 

studies, either conducted by DDOT staff or by Consultants, and design plans at all stages of design and 

construction. The new alignment has helped with the integration of Safety into all tasks and activities 

performed within the District of Columbia.

The DDOT Executive Management has adopted the Six Sigma for process improvements. Six Sigma 

principles have been used as a foundation in shaping the new Safety Team. Six Sigma is a proven 

disciplined approach for improving measurable results for any organization. Using these tools has 

helped with the coordination performed by in-house staff, other District of Columbia agencies 

and residents of the District. Using data and applying Six Sigma methodologies has positively impacted 

all road users by helping the Safety Team be able to address issues using the appropriate data. With 

reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries as the primary goal of the Safety Program, a multilevel Safety Improvement Program has been implemented to allow the Safety Team to thoroughly, 

effectively and efficiently address and respond to all immediate, short-term and long-term safety 

concerns.

DDOT has used innovative practices in implementing the HSIP projects. These include: High Crash 

Location Analysis, Benefit and Cost Analysis, Road Safety Audits, Quick Field Safety Reviews and the 

"Decision Lens" (A software solution used for quickly collecting and synthesizing qualitative and 

quantitative information from multiple data sources and stakeholders for trade-off, prioritization and/or 

resource allocation decisions). With these innovative practices the Department is progressing toward a 

comprehensive, data-driven approach. As an example, those sites identified as needing a RSA will follow 

the recommended FHWA RSA procedures that includes the use of an independent, multi-disciplinary 

team with members from across DDOT and other District of Columbia agencies.

Further, DDOT Safety Team utilizes the annual reports on Crash Statistics and Commercial Motor 

Vehicles (CMV) in performing safety reviews and analyses for traffic operations and crash data at 

intersections, corridors and construction work zones. The Safety Program has been a success in reducing 

the accident rate and the fatality rate for pedestrians and bicyclists in the District of Columbia by 

implementing the innovative approaches to traffic safety. Over overall goal is to reduce serious and fatal 

injuries in the District by 50% by the year 2025. 

DDOT has also implemented several transportation safety initiatives within the District such as:

1. MoveDC (www.movedc.org)

 Develop a coordinated, multimodal long range transportation plan, addressing all modes of 

transportation in the District

2. goDCgo (www.godcgo.com)

 Provides information and website links on regional buses, DC Circulator, Metrobus and Metrorail as 

well as information on walking and biking in the City
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3. Streetcar Safety (www.dcstreetcar.com)

 DC Streetcar Team sends regular construction and safety updates that encompass all aspects of DC 

Streetcar system's functions, including during Construction. In addition, the DDOT Safety Team reviews 

plans and drawings for final design, new traffic signals, traffic signage and pavement markings for the 

Streetcar system.

4. Safety Matters

 Safety Matters projects are high impact, low cost improvements to neighborhood streets such as new 

pavement markings, signs, signals, curb changes, or lighting to 

 improve bicycle, pedestrian, and driver safety

5. Safe Routes to School

 The DC Safe Routes to School Program works to:

 * Improve safety for students who walk and bicycle to school

 * Encourage students and their parents to walk and bicycle to school

 * Boost student physical activity, reduce parents’ fuel consumption, and reduce pollution and traffic 

congestion near schools

6. Crash Data Improvement Program

 * DDOT has established new Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP) that would identify metrics in 

terms of timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the crash data

 * DDOT organized CDIP workshop that included participants from DDOT agencies, MPD, FHWA, 

NHTSA, Highway Safety Office (HSO) and private consultants to 

 familiarize the collectors, processors, maintainers and users with the concepts of data quality and 

how quality data improves safety decisions

 * The CDIP workshop organized by DDOT TOA staff mainly focused on:

 a. Crash Data Collection

 b. Crash Data Reporting

 c. Crash Data Processing

7. Traffic Incident Management Program

 * DDOT has established new Traffic Incident Management (TIM) program that consists of a effectively 

planned and coordinated multidisciplinary process to detect, 

 respond to and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as 

possible.

 * DDOT organized TIM workshop that included participants from MPD, FHWA, NHTSA, HSO, Fire, EMS, 

VDOT, HSEMA, MDSHA, Maryland Police, Virginia 

 Police, Howard University, DPW and several other agencies

 * TOA staff at DDOT has prepared draft legislation for Move Over Law and Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU) with other participating agencies to implement and 

 enforce laws for Traffic Incident Management program in the District of Columbia
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* DDOT organized TIM Train-the-Trainer (TtT) workshop that included participants from MPD, 

FHWA, NHTSA, HSO, Fire, EMS, VDOT, HSEMA, MDSHA, Maryland Police, Virginia 

 Police, Howard University, DPW and several other agencies

* DDOT organized the SHRP2 Transportation Management Systems and Operations (TMS&O) 

workshop for the entire Washington Metropolitan Region (DMV area) and First Responders

 * DDOT organized Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Workshop for the entire Washington Metropolitan 

Region (DMV area)

 * DDOT staff participated in the FHWA Training Program for Complete Street Design

* DDOT TOA staff attended the 2014 North American Travel Monitoring Exposition and Conference 

(NATMEC)

* DDOT staff attended the annual Highway Information Seminar (HIS) training 

8.Vision Zero Initiative

-Vision Zero Initiative aims to improve pedestrian and bicycle transportation safety by showcasing 

effective local actions, empowering local leaders to take actions, and promoting partnerships to advance 

pedestrian and bicycle safety

- DDOT is partnering with more than twenty (20) District government agencies in the Vision Zero Initiative, 

as MPD, Fire, EMS, HSEMA, DOH, OAG, OCTO, OP, City Administrator, etc. to identify effective strategies 

on education, enforcement, and engineering related to the Vision Zero Initiative

Inaddition,DDOThasalsoimplementedthefollowingstrategiestoimprovethesafetyofpedestrians 

andbicyclistsintheDistrict:

-InstalledHigh-IntensityActivatedCrossWalk(HAWK)trafficsignalsat 5locations in FY 2013

- ImplementedLeadingPedestrianIntervals(LPI)improvementat 50intersections in FY 2014

- ImplementedLeadingPedestrianIntervals(LPI)improvementat14intersections in FY 2015

-Reviewedandapproved9milesofbikelanes

DDOT Safety Team has identified the top five percent high hazard locations in the District for further 

safety analysis. Overall, the goal is to meet the SHSP goal - to reduce the total serious and fatal injuries 

in the District by fifty-percent (50%) by the year 2025. The District of Columbia does not have a local 

roads program. All roads are considered for the HSIP projects.

Program Methodology

Select the programs that are administered under the HSIP. 
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Median Barrier Intersection Safe Corridor

Horizontal Curve Bicycle Safety Rural State Highways

Skid Hazard Crash Data Red Light Running Prevention

Roadway Departure Low-Cost Spot Improvements Sign Replacement And 

Improvement

Local Safety Pedestrian Safety Right Angle Crash

Left Turn Crash Shoulder Improvement Segments

Other: Other-Sight distance 

analysis

Program: Intersection

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 
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What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process
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selection committee

Other 

Other-DDOT Safety Team utilizes the annual reports on Crash statistics and Commercial Motor 

Vehicles (CMV) in performing safety reviews and analyses for traffic operations and crash data at 

intersections, corridors and construction work zones

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Number of injuries 3

Number of injury collisions 2

Total number of collisions 1

Program: Safe Corridor

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 
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What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?
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Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other 

Other-Projects for Design are automatically implemented through Construction. These projects are 

advanced by "Decision Lens" and internal review of annual Crash statistics report and Commercial 

Motor Vehicles (CMV) report

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total number of collisions 1
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Program: Bicycle Safety

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs
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Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other-Separate funds are allocated to implement bike safety projects

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C
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Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1

Program: Skid Hazard

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment
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Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other-Skid improvement projects are implemented by "Decision Lens" software program used by all 

DDOT Managers

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 
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rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1

Program: Crash Data

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 
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What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process
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selection committee

Other 

Other-Projects for Design are automatically implemented through Construction. These projects are 

advanced by "Decision Lens" and internal review of annual Crash statistics report and Commercial 

Motor Vehicles (CMV) report

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1

Program: Red Light Running Prevention

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway
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All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes
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No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other 

Other-Projects for Design are automatically implemented through Construction. These projects are 

advanced by "Decision Lens" and internal review of annual Crash statistics report and Commercial 

Motor Vehicles (CMV) report

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1
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Program: Low-Cost Spot Improvements

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment
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Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other 

Other-Projects for Design are automatically implemented through Construction. These projects are 

advanced by "Decision Lens" and internal review of annual Crash statistics report and Commercial 

Motor Vehicles (CMV) report

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration
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Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1

Program: Sign Replacement And Improvement

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)
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EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other 

Other-These projects are advanced by "Decision Lens" and internal review of annual Crash statistics 

report and Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMV) report
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Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1

Program: Local Safety

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features
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Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No
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How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other-These projects are advanced by "Decision Lens" program utilized by all DDOT Managers

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1

Program: Pedestrian Safety

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway
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All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes
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No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other-These projects are advanced by "Decision Lens" program utilized by all DDOT Managers

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1
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Program: Right Angle Crash

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types
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Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other-These projects are advanced by "Decision Lens" program utilized by all the DDOT Managers

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit
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Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1

Program: Segments

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2014

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate
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Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other-These projects are advanced by "Decision Lens" program utilized by all DDOT Managers

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration
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Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total Number of Collisions 1

Program: Other-Sight distance analysis

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2013

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)
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EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other-These projects are utilized by "Decision Lens" program utilized by all DDOT Managers

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 
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rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Total number of collisions 1

What proportion of highway safety improvement program funds address systemic improvements? 

75

Highway safety improvement program funds are used to address which of the following systemic 

improvements?

Cable Median Barriers Rumble Strips

Traffic Control Device Rehabilitation Pavement/Shoulder Widening

Install/Improve Signing Install/Improve Pavement Marking and/or 

Delineation

Upgrade Guard Rails Clear Zone Improvements

Safety Edge Install/Improve Lighting

Add/Upgrade/Modify/Remove Traffic Signal Other 
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What process is used to identify potential countermeasures? 

Engineering Study

Road Safety Assessment

Other: Other-Design Review, Capital Project Review, Sight Distance Analysis, Roadway Geometry, 

Accident Analysis

Identify any program methodology practices used to implement the HSIP that have changed since the 

last reporting period.

Highway Safety Manual

Road Safety audits

Systemic Approach

Other: Other-Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), MUTCD, AASHTO Green Book, DDOT Design and

Describe any other aspects of the Highway Safety Improvement Program methodology on which you 

would like to elaborate. 
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The District of Columbia's Safety Program is the focal point of the HSIP program. The Safety Program has 

continued to evolve in the years 2011 to 2014. The Department took a major initiative in the year 2010 

by aligning Divisions and staff to ensure that Safety becomes the core of every activity performed by the 

Department of Transportation. As a result, the Safety Division has been expanded to handle the added 

responsibilities. The Safety Team at District Department of Transportation (DDOT) reviews all 

transportation planning and engineering studies, traffic control plans and design plans at all stages of 

design and construction. The new alignment has helped with the integration of Safety into all tasks and 

activities performed within the District of Columbia.

The DDOT Executive Management has adopted the Six Sigma for process improvements. Six Sigma 

principles have been used as a foundation in shaping the new Safety Team. Six Sigma is a proven 

disciplined approach for improving measurable results for any organization. Using these tools has 

helped with the coordination performed by in-house staff, other District of Columbia agencies and 

residents of the District. Using data and applying Six Sigma methodologies has positively impacted all 

road users by helping the Safety Team be able to address issues using the appropriate data over the last 

year.

The Agency has continued to operate the Traffic Safety Data Center at Howard University was 

established to support DDOT and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in developing and sustaining 

an effective process for providing timely, accurate,complete, uniform and accessible traffic and related 

transportation data. In addition, DDOT has completed the upgrade of TARAS (Traffic Accident Record 

and Analysis System) in close coordination with the MPD. These efforts have assisted in the daily 

transfer and access to the critical transportation data and MPD's crash database. Developed by DDOT, 

the TARAS process automatically accesses the MPD's crash database and extracts all the delta records 

and pertinent fields from their PD-10 forms. DDOT has also participated in all the major safety 

campaigns as mandated by the NHTSA.

Further, DDOT Safety Team utilizes the annual reports on Crash Statistics and Commercial Motor 

Vehicles (CMV) in performing safety reviews and analyses for traffic operations and crash data at 

intersections, corridors and construction work zones.The Safety Program has been a success in reducing 

the accident rate and the fatality rate for pedestrians and bicyclists in the District of Columbia by 

implementing the innovative approaches to traffic safety. Over overall goal is to reduce serious and fatal 

injuries in the District by 50% by the year 2025.

DDOT has also implemented several transportation safety initiatives within the District such as:

1. MoveDC (www.movedc.org)

- Develop a coordinated, multimodal long range transportation plan, addressing all modes of 

transportation in the District of Columbia.

2. goDCgo (www.godcgo.com)
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- Provides information and website links on regional buses, DC Circulator, Metrobus and Metrorail as 

well as information on walking and biking in the District of Columbia.

3. Streetcar Safety (www.dcstreetcar.com)

- The DC Streetcar Team sends regular construction and safety updates that encompass all aspects of DC 

Streetcar system's functions, including Traffic Control Plans (TCP's) during construction. In addition, the 

DDOT Safety Team reviews plans and drawings for final design, new traffic signals, traffic signage and 

pavement markings for the Streetcar system.

4. Safety Matters

- Safety Matters projects are high impact, low cost improvements to neighborhood streets such as new 

pavement markings, signs, signals, curb changes, or lighting to improve bicycle, pedestrian, and driver 

safety.

5. Safe Routes to School

- The DC Safe Routes to School Program works to:

- Improve safety for students who walk and bicycle to school

- Encourage students and their parents to walk and bicycle to school fuel consumption, and reduce 

pollution and traffic congestion near schools

6. Crash Data Improvement Program

- DDOT has established new Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP) that would identify metrics in 

terms of timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the crash data

- DDOT organized the CDIP workshop that included participants from DDOT agencies, MPD, FHWA, 

NHTSA, Highway Safety Office (HSO) and private consultants to familiarize the collectors, processors, 

maintainers and users with the concepts of data quality and how quality data improves safety decisions

- The CDIP workshop organized by DDOT TOA staff mainly focused on:

 a. Crash Data Collection;

 b. Crash Data Reporting, and,

 c. Crash Data Processing

7. Traffic Incident Management Program
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* DDOT has established new Traffic Incident Management (TIM) program that consists of a effectively 

planned and coordinated multidisciplinary process to detect, respond to and clear traffic incidents so 

that traffic flow may be restored as safely andquickly as possible.

* DDOT organized TIM workshop that included participants from MPD, FHWA, NHTSA, HSO, Fire, EMS, 

VDOT, HSEMA, MDSHA, Maryland Police, Virginia Police, Howard University, DPW and several other 

agencies

* TOA staff at DDOT has prepared draft legislation for Move Over Law and Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU) with other participating agencies to implement and enforce laws for Traffic 

Incident Management program in the District of Columbia

* DDOT organized TIM Train-the-Trainer (TtT) workshop that included participants from MPD, FHWA, 

NHTSA, HSO, Fire, EMS, VDOT, HSEMA, MDSHA, Maryland Police, Virginia Police, Howard University, 

DPW and several other agencies

* DDOT organized the SHRP2 Transportation Management Systems and Operations (TMS&O) workshop 

for the entire Washington Metropolitan Region (DMV area) and First Responders

* DDOT organized Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Workshop for the entire Washington Metropolitan 

Region (DMV area)

* DDOT staff participated in the FHWA Training Program for Complete Street Design

* DDOT TOA staff attended the 2014 North American Travel Monitoring Exposition and Conference 

(NATMEC)

* DDOT staff attended the annual Highway Information Seminar (HIS) training

8. Vision Zero Initiative

- Vision Zero Initiative aims to improve pedestrian and bicycle transportation safety by showcasing 

effective local actions, empowering local leaders to take actions, and promoting partnerships to advance 

pedestrian and bicycle safety

- DDOT is partnering with more than twenty (20) District government agencies in the Vision Zero 

Initiative, as MPD, Fire, EMS, HSEMA, DOH, OAG, OCTO, OP, City Administrator, etc. to identify effective 

strategies on education, enforcement, and engineering related to the Vision Zero Initiative

In addition, DDOT has also implemented the following strategies to improve the safety of pedestrians 

and bicyclists in the District:

- Installed High-Intensity Activated CrossWalk (HAWK) traffic signals at 5 locations in FY 2013
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- Implemented Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) improvement at 50 intersections in FY 2014

- Implemented Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) improvement at 14 intersections in FY 2015

- Reviewed and approved 9 miles of bike lanes
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Progress in Implementing Projects

Funds Programmed

Reporting period for Highway Safety Improvement Program funding.

Calendar Year

State Fiscal Year

Federal Fiscal Year

Enter the programmed and obligated funding for each applicable funding category.

Funding Category Programmed* Obligated

HSIP (Section 148) 100 100 % 100 100 %

HRRRP (SAFETEA-LU)

HRRR Special Rule

Penalty Transfer -

Section 154

Penalty Transfer –

Section 164

Incentive Grants - 

Section 163

Incentive Grants 

(Section 406)

Other Federal-aid 

Funds (i.e. STP, NHPP)

State and Local Funds
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Totals 100 100% 100 100%

How much funding is programmed to local (non-state owned and maintained) safety projects? 

0 %

How much funding is obligated to local safety projects?

$0.00

How much funding is programmed to non-infrastructure safety projects? 

0 %

How much funding is obligated to non-infrastructure safety projects?

$0.00

How much funding was transferred in to the HSIP from other core program areas during the reporting 

period?

0 %
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How much funding was transferred out of the HSIP to other core program areas during the reporting 

period? 

$0.00

Discuss impediments to obligating Highway Safety Improvement Program funds and plans to 

overcome this in the future.

Since the District of Columbia is different from the other states, DDOT is required to address all 

the safety issuesand notjust the High Hazard locations. DDOT has completed the upgrade 

ofTARAS (Traffic Accident Record andAnalysis System)databasewith close coordination from the 

MPD. The TARAS database generates thelist of High HazardLocations for theDistrictof Columbia. 

However, thereareadditionallocations identified for the potential traffic safety 

improvementthat are not included in the list of HighHazard Locations. DDOT utilizes the "Safety 

Matters" program to address the traffic safety issues attheseadditional locations using the 

same data driven approach for the High Hazard Locations. The "Safety Matters" program is not 

funded andis being done through coordination with the Pavement Rehabilitationand 

ReconstructionProgram and Maintenance Program whichis not sufficient. Therefore, we 

wouldlike to have our complete safety program includedfor the HSIPfunding. DDOT is also 

coordinating with the SHSOto ensure data-driven approaches are utilized to establish the 

performance targets for theHSIP and the SHSP program.

Describe any other aspects of the general Highway Safety Improvement Program implementation 

progress on which you would like to elaborate.

DDOT annually solicits assistance of Consultant services to analyze the top high hazard intersections 

within the District. Consultants perform analysis of traffic volumes (motorists, bike, pedestrians, transit), 

crash data, traffic operations, signal timing, geometric design, etc. and develop most effective 

countermeasures, based on the cost/benefit analyses, at the top high hazard intersections. Further, 

Consultant prepares Draft HSIP Reports, summarizing analyses and recommendations for each 

intersection, and submits to DDOT Safety Team. DDOT Safety Team reviews the HSIP reports and 

provides comments on the Draft HSIP reports. The Consultant incorporates all the comments and 

submits the Final HSIP Reports to Safety Team. The Safety Team sends the Final HSIP Reports to DDOT 

Signals and ITS Team for constructing the recommended roadway improvements at the top high hazard 

intersections.
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General Listing of Projects

List each highway safety improvement project obligated during the reporting period. 

Project Improvement 

Category 

Output HSIP 

Cost

Total 

Cost

Funding 

Category

Functional 

Classification

AADT Speed Roadway 

Ownership

Relationship to SHSP

Emphasis 

Area

Strategy

TBD TBD Miles 1 1 TBD 1 1 TBD TBD TBD
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Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets

Overview of General Safety Trends

Present data showing the general highway safety trends in the state for the past five years. 

Performance Measures* 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Number of fatalities 25 32 19 29 26

Number of serious injuries 0 0 0 0 0

Fatality rate (per HMVMT) 0.7 0.9 0.53 0.81 0.72

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

0 0 0 0 0

*Performance measure data is presented using a five-year rolling average.
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To the maximum extent possible, present performance measure* data by functional classification and ownership. 

Year - 2014

Function 

Classification

Number of fatalities Number of serious injuries Fatality rate (per HMVMT) Serious injury rate (per HMVMT)

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

0 0 0 0

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

0 0 0 0

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

0 0 0 0

RURAL MINOR 

ARTERIAL

0 0 0 0

RURAL MINOR 

COLLECTOR

0 0 0 0

RURAL MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

0 0 0 0

RURAL LOCAL ROAD OR 

STREET

0 0 0 0

URBAN PRINCIPAL 3 0 0.08 0
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ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

1 0 0.03 0

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

7 0 0.2 0

URBAN MINOR 

ARTERIAL

13 0 0.36 0

URBAN MINOR 

COLLECTOR

0 0 0 0

URBAN MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

4 0 0.11 0

URBAN LOCAL ROAD 

OR STREET

14 0 0.34 0

URBAN COLLECTOR 4 0 0.11 0

URBAN LOCAL 0 0 0 0
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Year - 2012

Roadway Ownership Number of 

fatalities

Number of serious 

injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

STATE HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

COUNTY HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

TOWN OR TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

CITY OF MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

STATE PARK, FOREST, OR RESERVATION AGENCY 0 0 0 0

LOCAL PARK, FOREST OR RESERVATION AGENCY 0 0 0 0

OTHER STATE AGENCY 0 0 0 0

OTHER LOCAL AGENCY 0 0 0 0

PRIVATE (OTHER THAN RAILROAD) 0 0 0 0

RAILROAD 0 0 0 0

STATE TOLL AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0

LOCAL TOLL AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0

OTHER PUBLIC INSTRUMENTALITY (E.G. AIRPORT, 

SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY)

0 0 0 0

2010 DISTRICTWIDE 0 0 0 0
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2008 DISTRICTWIDE 0 0 0 0

2009 DISTRICTWIDE 0 0 0 0

2011 DISTRICTWIDE 0 0 0 0

2012 DISTRICTWIDE 16 421 0.45 0
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Describe any other aspects of the general highway safety trends on which you would like to elaborate.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Fatalities 25 32 19 29 18

Disabling Injuries 303 305 344 309 314

Non-Disabling Injuries 1363 1301 1275 1398 1490

Application of Special Rules

Present the rate of traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and pedestrians over the 

age of 65. 

Older Driver

Performance Measures

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Fatality rate (per 

capita)

0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

Serious injury rate 

(per capita)

0 0 0 0 0

Fatality and serious 

injury rate (per capita)

0 0 0 0 0

*Performance measure data is presented using a five-year rolling average.

Fatality rate percapita(r) istheratio of the total number offatalities of drivers andpedestrians at 

the age of 65 or over(f) per 1,000 resident population(N) for the District of Columbia.Below 

are the calculations offatality rate percapita(r) for years 2008 to 2013:

2008

- Total number of fatalities for drivers andpedestrians at the age of65 or over (f)in 2008 = 16

- Total population for theDistrict of Columbia (N) in the year2008 = 595,130 residents
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- Fatality rate per capita (r) = f/N*1000 = 0.027

2009

 - Total number of fatalities for drivers andpedestrians at the age of65 or over (f)in 2009 = 5

 - Total population for theDistrict of Columbia (N) in the year2009 = 598,426 residents

- Fatality rate per capita (r) = f/N*1000 = 0.008

2010

 - Total number of fatalities for drivers andpedestrians at the age of65 or over (f)in 2010 = 7

 - Total population for theDistrict of Columbia (N) in the year2010 = 601,723 residents

- Fatality rate per capita (r) = f/N*1000 = 0.012

2011

 - Total number of fatalities for drivers andpedestrians at the age of65 or over (f)in 2011 = 7

 - Total population for theDistrict of Columbia (N) in the year2011 = 601,723 residents

- Fatality rate per capita (r) = f/N*1000 = 0.012

2012

 - Total number of fatalities for drivers andpedestrians at the age of65 or over (f)in 2012 = 0

 - Total population for theDistrict of Columbia (N) in the year2012 = 632,323 residents

- Fatality rate per capita (r) = f/N*1000 = 0.000

2013
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 - Total number of fatalities for drivers andpedestrians at the age of65 or over (f)in 2013 = 8

 - Total population for theDistrict of Columbia (N) in the year2013 = 646,449 residents

- Fatality rate per capita (r) = f/N*1000 = 0.012

Does the older driver special rule apply to your state? 

No
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program 

Evaluation)

What indicators of success can you use to demonstrate effectiveness and success in the Highway 

Safety Improvement Program?

None

Benefit/cost

Policy change

Other: Other-Number of fatalities, Fatality rate, Number of Disabling Injuries, Total Number of 

Injuries

What significant programmatic changes have occurred since the last reporting period? 

Shift Focus to Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Include Local Roads in Highway Safety Improvement Program

Organizational Changes

None

Other: Other-DDOT has established Performance Targets in the HSIP and SHSP Program

Briefly describe significant program changes that have occurred since the last reporting period. 
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DDOT has hired one (1) Transportation Engineerin the Safety Team under the Transportation 

Operations Administration(TOA).
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SHSP Emphasis Areas

For each SHSP emphasis area that relates to the HSIP, present trends in emphasis area performance measures. 

Year - 2014

HSIP-related SHSP 

Emphasis Areas

Target Crash 

Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious 

injuries

Fatality rate 

(per HMVMT)

Serious injury 

rate (per 

HMVMT)

Other1Other2Other3

Lane Departure Improper Lane 

Change

5 0 0.14 0 0 0 0

Intersections Intersections 11 0 0.31 0 0 0 0

Pedestrians Pedestrianrelated

7 0 0.19 0 0 0 0

Bicyclists Bike-related 1 0 0.03 0 0 0 0

Older Drivers 4 0 0.11 0 0 0 0

Motorcyclists 2 0 0.06 0 0 0 0
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Groups of similar project types

Present the overall effectiveness of groups of similar types of projects.

Year - 2014

HSIP Sub-program 

Types

Target 

Crash Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

Other1Other2Other3

Bicycle Safety 1 0 0.03 0 0 0 0

Pedestrian Safety 7 0 0.19 0 0 0 0

Red Light Running 

Prevention

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Right Angle Crash 3 0 0.08 0 0 0 0

Intersection 11 0 0.31 0 0 0 0
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Systemic Treatments

Present the overall effectiveness of systemic treatments.

Year - 2014

Systemic improvement Target 

Crash 

Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious 

injuries

Fatality rate 

(per HMVMT)

Serious injury 

rate (per 

HMVMT)

Other1Other2Other3

Install/Improve Lighting Other 

Defects

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Install/Improve Pavement 

Marking and/or Delineation

Road 

Defects

0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Describe any other aspects of the overall Highway Safety Improvement Program effectiveness on 

which you would like to elaborate. 

DDOT has also implemented several transportation safety initiatives under the HSIP project, such as:

1. MoveDC (www.movedc.org)

- Develop a coordinated, multimodal long range transportation plan, addressing all modes of transportation in the District of Columbia.

2. goDCgo (www.godcgo.com)

- Providesinformation and website links on regional buses, DC Circulator, Metrobus and Metrorail as 

well as information on walking and biking in the District of Columbia.

3. Streetcar Safety (www.dcstreetcar.com)

- The DC Streetcar Team sends regular construction and safety updatesthat encompass all aspects of DC 

Streetcarsystem'sfunctions, including Traffic Control Plans (TCP's) during construction. In addition, the 

DDOT Safety Team reviews plans and drawingsfor final design, new traffic signals, traffic signage and 

pavement markingsfor the Streetcarsystem.

4. Safety Matters

- Safety Matters projects are high impact, low cost improvementsto neighborhood streets such as new 

pavement markings,signs, signals, curb changes, or lighting to improve bicycle, pedestrian, and driver 

safety.

5. Safe Routes to School

- The DC Safe Routes to School Program works to:

* Improve safety for students who walk and bicycle to school
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* Encourage students and their parents to walk and bicycle to school fuel consumption, and reduce 

pollution and traffic congestion near schools

6. Crash Data Improvement Program

- DDOT has established new Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP) that would identify metricsin 

terms of timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the crash data

- DDOT organized CDIP workshop that included participantsfrom DDOT agencies, MPD, FHWA, NHTSA, 

Highway Safety Office (HSO) and private consultants to familiarize the collectors, processors, 

maintainers and users with the concepts of data quality and how quality data improvessafety 

decisions

- The CDIP workshop organized by DDOT TOA staff mainly focused on:

 a. Crash Data Collection;

 b. Crash Data Reporting, and,

 c. Crash Data Processing

7. Traffic Incident Management (TIM)Program

- DDOT has established new TIM program that consists of planned and coordinated multidisciplinary 

process to detect, respond and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and 

quickly as possible.

- DDOT organized TIM workshop that included participantsfrom MPD, FHWA, NHTSA, HSO, Fire, EMS, 

VDOT, HSEMA, MDSHA, Maryland Police, Virginia Police, Howard University, DPW and several other age

ncies

- TOA staff at 

DDOT has prepared draft legislation for Move Over Law and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with

other participating agenciesto implement and enforce laws for Traffic 

Incident Management program in the District.

8. Vision Zero Initiative
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- Vision Zero Initiative aims to improve pedestrian and bicycle transportation safety by showcasing 

effective local actions, empowering local leaders to take actions, and promoting partnerships to advance 

pedestrian and bicycle safety

- DDOT is partnering with more than twenty (20) District government agencies in the Vision Zero Initiative, 

as MPD, Fire, EMS, HSEMA, DOH, OAG, OCTO, OP, City Administrator, etc. to identify effective strategies 

on education, enforcement, and engineering related to the Vision Zero Initiative

In addition, DDOT has also implemented the following strategiesto improve the safety of pedestrians 

and bicyclistsin the District:

- Installed High-Intensity Activated CrossWalk (HAWK) traffic signals at 5 locations in FY 2013

- Implemented Leading Pedestrian Intervals(LPI) improvement at 50 intersections in FY 2014

- Implemented Leading Pedestrian Intervals(LPI) improvement at 14 intersections in FY 2015

- Reviewed and approved 9 miles of bike lanes
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Project Evaluation

Provide project evaluation data for completed projects (optional). 

Location Functiona

l Class

Improvemen

t Category

Improvemen

t Type

BefFata

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BefSeriou

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Injury

Bef-All 

Injurie

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BefPD

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AftFata

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AftSeriou

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Injury

Aft-All 

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Evaluatio

n Results 

(Benefit/ 

Cost 

Ratio)

Intersection 

of 9th Street 

and 

Massachusett

s Avenue, NW

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

2 7 9 0 8 8

Intersection 

of 7th Street 

and Mount 

Vernon Pl, 

NW

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

3 12 15 0 8 8
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Optional Attachments

Sections Files Attached
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Glossary

5 year rolling average means the average of five individual, consecutive annual points of data (e.g. 

annual fatality rate).

Emphasis area means a highway safety priority in a State’s SHSP, identified through a data-driven, 

collaborative process. 

Highway safety improvement project means strategies, activities and projects on a public road that are 

consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan and corrects or improves a hazardous road location 

or feature or addresses a highway safety problem. 

HMVMT means hundred million vehicle miles traveled.

Non-infrastructure projects are projects that do not result in construction. Examples of noninfrastructure projects include road safety audits, transportation safety planning activities, 

improvements in the collection and analysis of data, education and outreach, and enforcement 

activities.

Older driver special rule applies if traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and 

pedestrians over the age of 65 in a State increases during the most recent 2-year period for which data 

are available, as defined in the Older Driver and Pedestrian Special Rule Interim Guidance dated 

February 13, 2013. 

Performance measure means indicators that enable decision-makers and other stakeholders to monitor 

changes in system condition and performance against established visions, goals, and objectives.

Programmed funds mean those funds that have been programmed in the Statewide Transportation 

Improvement Program (STIP) to be expended on highway safety improvement projects.

Roadway Functional Classification means the process by which streets and highways are grouped into 

classes, or systems, according to the character of service they are intended to provide.

Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) means a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary plan, based on safety 

data developed by a State Department of Transportation in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 148. 

Systemic safety improvement means an improvement that is widely implemented based on high risk 

roadway features that are correlated with specific severe crash types. 

Transfer means, in accordance with provisions of 23 U.S.C. 126, a State may transfer from an 

apportionment under section 104(b) not to exceed 50 percent of the amount apportioned for the fiscal 

year to any other apportionment of the State under that section.