Date of Award

2025-05-01

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Civil Engineering

Advisor(s)

Jeffrey Weidner

Abstract

Urban strategies and countermeasures to increase pedestrian safety in low-density neighborhoods have been proposed by the Federal Highway Administration. Often municipalities have limited resources and would like to have a strategy to achieve maximum impact per dollar spent, as is the case in El Paso. El Paso's urban landscape is a mix of urban, residential, and commercial in the exurbs of the city. Most of El Paso consists of low-density industrial land, commercial strips, and residential development. A scalable and transferable approach was developed to identify intersections that have the potential to reduce traffic-related fatalities and increase pedestrian safety through targeted intervention. This approach was applied to a case study in El Paso. Surveys and manual data were taken to augment data already available from public agencies. A list of priority intersections in El Paso were identified and are discussed.

Language

en

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Size

80 p.

File Format

application/pdf

Rights Holder

Luisa Maria Venegas

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