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USDOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Assessment: Maine Division
Who participated in planning the assessment? (Please list name, title, organization.)
Name
Emington, Wayne (FHWA)
Lawrence, Brian (FHWA)
Pena, Carlos (FHWA)
Patrick Adams (MaineDOT)
Nancy Grant (BCM)
Jay Reynolds (Falmouth)
Paul Niehoff (PACTS)
Paul Logozzo (NHTSA)
Jeff Levine (Portland)
Bruce Hyman (Portland)
Jeff Tweedie (MaineDOT)
Jaime Parker (Portland Trails)
Paul Mackey (Safe Street)
Carol Morris (Morris Communications)
Greg Jordan (METRO)
Bill Desantis (VHB)
Sarah Cushman (Safe Routes to School)
Molly Henry (East Coast Greenway Alliance)
Name
Myranda McGowan (SMPDC)
Michael Geraci (NHTSA)
Duane Brunell (MaineDOT)
Moreau, Susan (MaineDOT)
Lauren Stewart (MaineBHS)
Alan Vitcavage (FMCSA)
Eric Papetti (FTA)
James Tanner (MaineBHS)
Zoe Miller (Healthy Lakes HMP)
Carl Eppich (PACTS)
Eric Adair (FMCSA)
Kara Woolrick (Portland Trails)
Jill Johanning (Alpha One)
Per Garder (University of Maine)
Kevin Ducharme (TYLIN)
Lorry Plant (MaineDOT)
Kathy Clarrage (State of Maine)
Tom Errico (TYLIN)
Who attended the assessment? (Please list name, title, organization.)
Name
Emington, Wayne (FHWA)
Sarah Cushman (Safe Routes to School)
Paul Mackey (Safe Street)
Per Garder (University of Maine)
Nancy Grant (Bicycle Coalition Maine)
Jim Tasse (Bicycle Coalition Maine)
Jill Johanning (Alpha One)
Moreau, Susan (MaineDOT)
Paul Niehoff (PACTS)
Name
Bill Desantis (VHB)
Bruce Hyman (Portland)
Tim Soucie (MaineDOT)
Paul Logozzo (NHTSA)
Patrick Adams (MaineDOT)
Meredith Graham (VHB)
Nancy Grant (BCM)
Eric Papetti (FTA)
Jay Reynolds (Falmouth)
Where was the assessment held and why was this location selected? (Please be specific
about the intersection, corridor, station area, etc.)
Where:
• Route 1 Between Portland, ME and Falmouth, ME (Tukey’s Bridge - Route 88)
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Assessment Location Map
Why:
The corridor was collaboratively selected by stakeholders from question 1 because:
• Included in Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Network
• Transit Corridor (Portland Metro)
• Identified in MPO Bike/Ped Study as Area of Poor Connectivity
• Part of East Coast Greenway (US-Bike Route 1)
• Road Alteration (Mill & Resurface) projects are planned for the near future
What issues or problems were observed on the assessment?
During the assessment, the prompt lists from the documents below were used:
• FHWA Bicycle Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists
• FHWA Pedestrian Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists
Some general themes from the assessment were:
Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Challenges:
• High & Inconsistent Traffic Speeds
• Complex & Confusing Intersection Geometry/Design
• Road Geometry/Design Prioritizing Vehicle Traffic
• Condition of Existing Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities
• Adequacy of Existing Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities (Capacity, Location, Function)
• Facility Gaps in Bicycle & Pedestrian Network
• Winter Maintenance Prioritization/Frequency/Funding
• Safety of Turning/Crossing Movements for Bicyclists & Pedestrians
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Facility Lighting Sufficiency
• Adequacy of Bicycle & Pedestrian Wayfinding Signage
Many specific location comments/suggestions were also made which will be used to inform
treatment strategies for the future resurfacing and reconstruction projects throughout the corridor.
The public was also given the opportunity to comment on the challenges faced by people
who walk and bicycle on the corridor.
Listening Session Poster
Listening Session Online Comments
What did assessment participants conclude about effective ways to address the observed
problems?
Comments, observations, recommendations and potential solutions (Short and Long Term)
gathered during the assessment will be used to inform treatment strategies for the future
resurfacing and reconstruction projects throughout the corridor.
What follow-up tasks are needed to implement recommendations?
Continued participation in the planning/programming/scoping of road construction projects,
where the context of the corridor includes users who bicycle and walk, by members of the
planning committee for this assessment could inform the decision-making process in a way that
will help ensure bicycle and pedestrian accommodations are considered.
What policy, funding, or jurisdictional barriers stand in the way of improving corridors
such as this one?
The corridor is not currently programmed for reconstruction. Short term solutions will be
limited to those that can be incorporated as part of resurfacing projects.
MaineDOT’s Mission is to responsibly provide their customers the safest and most reliable
transportation system possible, given available resources. Safe and efficient access to Maine’s
transportation system by all users has been identified as a priority in MaineDOT’s Complete
Streets Policy, but many corridors in Maine face challenges similar to those identified in this
assessment as a result of limited transportation funding.
How could similar problems be addressed throughout each region or State (through
activities such as improved communication, coordination, or identification of resources)?
It is anticipated that participants will separately seek out opportunities to involve each other in
initiatives which advance bicycle and pedestrian safety in the future, having now made the
personal “face to face” connections so vital to continued collaboration.
Please share photos, including a group picture, photos of the assessment event, images of
the walk/bike map, etc.
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USDOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Assessment Web Album
Corridor Video on Bike: Southbound
Corridor Video on Bike: Northbound
Please share anecdotes that illustrate the interagency/interdisciplinary collaboration, the
group and individual learning, and the relationship building that took place during the
assessment.
The relationships created as a result of this initiative have already started discussions to further
link public health with transportation in Maine. MaineDOT may be able to collaborate with
Maine CDC in the development of Rural Active Living Assessments (RALAs) and use some of
the data to inform transportation decisions. Preliminary discussions to help establish this
interagency exchange have begun as a result of the interagency connections made during the
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Assessment process.