Product No.: 08050
Date Published: 01/2008
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This report documents the process and findings of the Market Street (SR003) Road Safety Audit (RSA) undertaken by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC). This project reflects the collaboration between PennDOT District 6 and DVRPC to address locations in the region with safety issues, to obligate Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding for remedial actions with the aim of making the region's roadways safer. This corridor, identified in Pennsylvania Top 5% locations in 2007, is one of seventeen locations exhibiting the most severe safety needs. The goal of the audit is to generate improvement recommendations and countermeasures for this section of Market Street to reduce the incidence of motor vehicle crashes. The emphasis is placed on identifying low cost, quick turnaround safety projects to address the issues where possible. The report details safety issues identified by the audit team along the study corridor and remedial strategies to address them. Priorities for implementation are identified. A scope of work and cost estimates are formulated for the priorities by PennDOT District 6 consultant.Geographic Area Covered: The study area consists of a 13 block corridor of Market Street in the City of Philadelphia from Front Street to Juniper Street.
Key Words: Road, safety, audit, potential, fatalities, injuries, reportable, crashes, issues, strategies, coordination, engineering, enforcement, education, stakeholders, prioritize, intersection, speed limit, traffic volumes, stakeholders, audit team, geometry, pavement markings, ADA, signs, traffic signals, crosswalk, sidewalk, curb ramp.
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- Kevin S. Murphy (kmurphy@dvrpc.org)
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