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*Participants will receive 6 credit hours toward their CT Safety Champion Designation along with LTA elective credit.
This course is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to assess roadways for pedestrian safety issues and the tools to resolve those issues. The goals of FHWA’s STEP initiative and its importance in improving pedestrian safety will be discussed, as well as the EDC-7 Nighttime Visibility for Safety innovation. Participants will conduct a field review of pedestrian facilities and evaluate potential safety improvements.
Upon completion of this class, participants will:
This class includes a field exercise that will allow you to put into practice what is learned during the classroom portion of the workshop. Please bring a safety vest and wear comfortable shoes for this portion of the program.
Peter Eun, Transportation Safety Engineer, FHWA
Peter Eun is a Transportation Safety Engineer with the FHWA Resource Center’s Safety & Design Technical Service Team. Peter previously headed the Every Day Counts 5 STEP (Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian) initiative and now co-leads the center’s Pedestrian Safety Program. He provides technical assistance in the areas of pedestrian safety, complete streets, speed management and equity, with a focus on vulnerable road users.
George Merritt, FHWA
George Merritt is a Senior Safety and Geometric Design Engineer with the FHWA Resource Center. He is responsible for deploying new design-related technology to help improve safety on our Nation’s highways through the application of performance based practical design, innovative design, nighttime visibility, complex freeway interchange design, and predictive safety.