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The Future of Transportation at FDOT. Billy L. Hattaway, PE District One Secretary. Stepping Up. Be Bold, Innovative, and Inspirational Make decisions: Consistent, Predictable, and Repeatable while being Courteous, Professional and Respectful (CPR2) Step up and make it happen.
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The Future of Transportation at FDOT Billy L. Hattaway, PE District One Secretary
Stepping Up • Be Bold, Innovative, and Inspirational • Make decisions: Consistent, Predictable, and Repeatable while being Courteous, Professional and Respectful (CPR2) • Step up and make it happen
Bold, Innovative, and Inspirational • Be bold in thinking of ideas to make the department better, faster, smarter. Be willing to take prudent risks. • Be innovative - bring ideas to life with specific objectives to accomplish them. • Be inspirational - get others excited about the ideas and engaged in meeting the objectives
Secretary’s Pedestrian Safety Initiative • Dangerous by Design (2011) • Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale • ~ 450 pedestrians killed each year • Secretary Ananth Prasad… “Being #1 in pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries is NOT where Florida wants to be.”
Top 10 Counties for Pedestrian Crashes Duval Volusia Orange Pinellas Hillsborough Polk Palm Beach Lee Broward Top 10 County County Miami-Dade
What We’ve Done • Launched focus group in November, 2011 • Reviewed St. Petersburg’s success • Data analysis • Pedestrian 101 training • Identified a Champion for each District • Pilot sites • Miami– Alert Today/Alive Tomorrow • Hillsborough - Alert Today/Alive Tomorrow
Where We’re Going • Partner with local governments (public works, law enforcement, health, etc.) • Design/RSA training for FDOT and partners • Corridor/Site specific problem identification
Where We’re Going • Targeted engineering solutions • Focused media campaign • Focused law enforcement
Partner with Other Initiatives • Yielding to pedestrians: • Baseline of 8% • Increased to 21%
Engineering Treatments Traffic Calming/Road Diets
Engineering Treatments Modern Roundabouts
Engineering Treatments Raised Medians or Refuge Islands
Engineering Treatments • Additional/Improved Sidewalks • Additional/Improved Lighting Rectangular Rapid Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons Flashing Beacons Mike Cynecki Michael Frederick, St. Petersburg
Engineering Treatments • Pedestrian Lead Phasing • Signing for Pedestrians (Ex: No Right Turn on Red) • Pedestrian Countdown • Signals
What’s Next Billy L. Hattaway, P.E. billy.hattaway@dot.state.fl.us • Still Much to be Done!!