ENGR 0715 - Engineering Applications for Society
Spring 2008 Projects
Intersection Analysis for Hometown Streets Project
Community Partner: Oakland Transportation Management Corporation
Team:
Yu-Lan Tsai, Bradley Harken, Michael Reinhart, Christopher Leonard
Problem Statement:
Our project was to analyze the street intersects and to provide the OTMA with a list of
improvements. The intersects that we were assigned to analyze were, Bates Streets and the
Boulevard of the Allies, the Boulevard of the Alliesthe and Hamlet Street and Bigelow Boulevard
from the intersect at Fifth Avenue to the intersection at Forbes Avenue. This project was of
importance to the community because it dealt directly with public safety and transportation.
For each intersection, we conducted a systematic investigation to find potential hazards to
pedestrian safety, and develop recommendations for both short term
and long term remedies to best facilitate pedestrian safety and traffic
flow.
Related Links:
- Hometown Streets Project: This site contains information about the Hometown Streets Project, including the location of the 11 intersections being considered.
- Oakland Planning & Development Corporation: The OPDC is a partner to the OTMA in the Hometown Streets Project.
- Pedestrian Safety: This site is done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and contains various information about pedestrian safety, including information about safety for children, adults, and impaired pedestrians.
- Pedestrian Safety-FHA: This is the Federal Highway Administration's pedestrian safety recomendation page.
- The Oakland Bid: This site focuses on improving the cleanliness, appearance and perception of safety in and around Oakland.
- Hometown Streets & Safe Routes to School: Provides information about Hometown Streets project in Pennsylvania.
