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To achieve a truly Safe System and eliminate severe crash outcomes on public roadways, transportation agencies must systematically manage the transfer of kinetic energy. Case studies from Hillsborough County, Florida, explore how incorporating the Safe Speed element of the Safe System Approach assists in delivery of context-sensitive vehicle speeds, a key factor in reducing kinetic energy in collisions. Attendees will learn practical strategies for identifying and achieving safe target and design speeds.

Discover the Safe System Approach—a progressive view of transportation safety centered on human vulnerability and network redundancy. This presentation draws from NCHRP Research Report 1135, clarifying key concepts and offering practical resources to help participants apply Safe System principles in their projects.

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the steps involved in developing the Vision Zero Plan for Indianapolis. We will explore the extensive coordination and collaborative efforts among stakeholders that were essential to crafting the city’s inaugural Vision Zero Plan, highlighting key milestones, partnerships, challenges and strategies that shaped the process.

Level Up 31, Indiana’s first Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) project, has successfully completed the preconstruction phase. This presentation will focus on navigating that phase, highlighting key elements such as pricing exercises, the risk register, challenges and lessons learned in schedule, collaboration, constructability and quantity reconciliation. We will also share updates on the Alternative Delivery Program.

This presentation will highlight an INDOT case study on converting a high-speed, signalized rural intersection at SR 45/SR 445 to a compact roundabout that leverages the existing pavement structure and shoulder capacity to minimize new work and maintenance needs. The design limits footprint growth, avoids new rights-of-way, and targets safer operations with speed-management features, including a proposed reduction of the posted speed. Alongside INDOT's David Reamer and Clancy Sturgeon Mallot, Jason Taylor will share details about the geometry, traffic and maintenance of traffic considerations as well as development lessons from district and central-office coordination for constructible, low-cost safety improvements.