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After the Rail Safety Improvement Act became law in October 2008, in the eight years between Q1 2009 and Q4 2016, railroads had only implemented PTC on 10,163 of nearly 57,848 required route miles. By contrast, between the close of 2016 and the close of 2018, this improved to 45,933 out of...
ABSTRACT: Characteristics of the transportation system and built environment contribute to pedestrian fatality risks, including vehicular traffic and land-use characteristics associated with higher pedestrian activity. We combined data from FHWA, NHTSA, EPA, and the Census Bureau and performed...
New data collection methods and computing techniques are powerful tools for improving the safety of the nation’s roads. Researchers and road agencies use those tools to predict accidents so they can focus efforts on designing highways and making improvements that minimize crashes.
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On September 18, 2019, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced $60 million in Federal grant funding to the selected award recipients for the Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Demonstration Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity. (Press Release)
The 73 proposals are...
On November 15, 2018, DOT hosted a webinar for potential respondents to the Safety Data Initiative Request for Information. These are the slides used during the webinar.
This document contains instructions for external users needing an FHWA collaboration portal account to register for the Safety Data Initiative RFI Webinar.
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoFRA Grade Crossing Safety SummitWashington, DCTuesday, October 30, 2018
Thank you, Ron [Batory, FRA Administrator] for organizing this important gathering of transportation leaders. We are...
The Department of Transportation is working across all modes of transportation and with stakeholders to detect, deter and disrupt Human Trafficking. America’s roadways, airways and waterways are being used to facilitate trafficking of human beings. We are committed to working with our...