Greensburg Vehicle and Pedestrian Study: South Main Street between West Otterman and Pittsburgh Street

The Intelligent Mobility Meter (IMM) is a portable data acquisition and analysis platform for the collection of fine-grained statistics on pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular traffic. This study used the IMM to provide real-world, valuable, traffic data and actionable information to local government entities. This study focuses on the deployment of the IMM in the City of Greensburg to evaluate traffic conditions in front of the courthouse and municipal services complex. In particular focus was placed on a mid-block pedestrian crossing that has been identified as potentially dangerous, as well as the possibility of jaywalking in the area. This study describes the data found and provides recommendations on possible road improvements for increased pedestrian safety. The authors performed pedestrian and vehicle counts at the crosswalk on South Main Street between West Otterman and Pittsburgh Street on the days of November 13th, 14th, and 15th of 2018. From their analysis of these counts, they give several possible recommendations to improve the safety of the crossing at the study area, depending on acceptable cost/benefit ratios and budget.

• Record URL:
  https://ppms.cit.cmu.edu/media/project_files/Final_Report_-_59.pdf
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• Dataset URL:
  https://cmu.app.box.com/s/p04dw5au30yho8slawzridwfw2h5zidf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53563
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program. Supporting datasets available at: https://cmu.box.com/s/p04dw5au30yho8slawzridwfw2h5zidf
• Corporate Authors:

  Mobility21 (University Transportation Center)

  Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University
  5000 Forbes Ave, Hamburg Hall
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15213-3890

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Holland, Kevin
  • Pires, Bernardo
  • 0000-0003-0591-4250
• Publication Date: 2020-5-21

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Research Report
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 13p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Crosswalks; Data analysis; Improvements; Midblock crossings; Pedestrian safety; Recommendations; Statistical analysis; Traffic counts; Traffic data
• Geographic Terms: Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01743856
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747111
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 24 2020 12:33PM