1. Printing: This poster is 48” wide by 36” high. It’s designed to be printed on a large-format printer. Customizing the Content: The placeholders in this poster are formatted for you. Type in the placeholders to add text, or click an icon to add a table, chart, SmartArt graphic, picture or multimedia file. To add or remove bullet points from text, click the Bullets button on the Home tab. If you need more placeholders for titles, content or body text, make a copy of what you need and drag it into place. PowerPoint’s Smart Guides will help you align it with everything else. Want to use your own pictures instead of ours? No problem! Just click a picture, press the Delete key, then click the icon to add your picture. Vehicle and Pedestrian Traffic and Road Safety at IIT SSCI 225: Introduction to GIS| Akporesiri Omene| Advisor: Hao Huang| Illinois Institute of Technology Introduction Many students at IIT do not feel safe when they go to class. Motorists and the infrastructure are largely to blame. When the built environment and motorists assigns low priority to pedestrians, it can be difficult for vehicles and pedestrians to share the road safely. According to the school survey, the objective of this project is to study Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic at IIT to suggest strategies and technologies IIT can implement to enhance road safety. Survey Data and Data Source Methodology Pedestrian and Vehicular Traffic At IIT Results Conclusion/Policy Recommendations Signaling Hot Response Detector (activates when pedestrians are present) Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) Benefits: Increase time and space for pedestrians to cross without getting hit Lighting In-pavement LED lights LED lights installed on stop signs and streetlights Benefits: Increase pedestrian conspicuity so vehicles can stop for pedestrians References "PLANNING & DESIGN." Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2016. Retting, Richard A., Susan A. Ferguson, and Anne T. McCartt. "A Review of Evidence- Based Traffic Engineering Measures Designed to Reduce Pedestrian–Motor Vehicle Crashes." American Journal of Public Health. © American Journal of Public Health 2003, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2016. Raphael Scott, Robert Wojcik, Gaoshua “Myka” Chang, Viky Diaz, “The Unmet Ned at IIT”, 2016 Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community DataData Source Annual Daily TrafficCAE Department Major StreetsCAE Department Minor StreetsCAE Department Pedestrian CrosswalksCreated IIT Buildings/Parking LotCreated City NeighborhoodsCity of Chicago Data Portal Gather necessary information (pedestrian/vehicular ADT, major/minor streets, total classes and seats in each building) Create Geodatabase Digitize Data on a base map Make graph from data Pedestrian Vehicular NumberADT 11000 2 3 NumberADT 123069 221771 Discussion The heaviest traffic occurs in the north part of campus. This is because the majority of the classrooms and residence halls are there. The green points labeled 1, 2, and 3 show the heaviest foot traffic. Also, the north part of campus is connected to the major streets (i.e. 31st street and the adjacent Dan Ryan highway), which explains the heavy vehicular traffic and the purple points 1 and 2. This also means that the north part of campus is most likely susceptible to accidents and other vehicle-pedestrian collisions. This area especially deserves attention to heighten safety. However, all areas on campus merit attention. According to a school survey, pedestrian-vehicular safety is a huge concern.