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A" / <br />Minnesota Local Road Research Board <br />Local Operational Research Assistance (OPERA) Program <br />PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM <br />Project Details <br />Date of Proposal: 11/28/11 — <br />Agency Submitting Proposal:— St. Anthony Village <br />County or City Engineer: Todd TIubmer _ <br />(The county or city engineer must approve this proposal before submittal and is considered the principal <br />investigator for the project.) <br />Proposal Sponsor/Champion: Jay-IIattman <br />Funding Requested: J_ 10,000 __.... ,__ <br />Title:bi Pavement LED Pedestrian Crossinc Operations and li eotiveness <br />Please use additional pages if needed for detailing problem, testing, evaluation, etc. <br />Problem (clearly & concisely describe the problem): _New technologies that address <br />l edeshrign safety continue to emerge. Not all Minnesotan drivers Yield to ep destrian's in <br />crosswalks causing -concern for pedestrian safety. Minnesota also has a chalIon dri environment <br />to deal with when, applyin technologies outdoors and within our toadways. This_lKooject will <br />evaluate the pedestrian use and driver response and durability of the in -pavement LED's. <br />Detailed Description of Testing: <br />crosswalks), the number of vehicles that stop forpedestrians in the crosswalk, the numbesof <br />pedestrians that activate thesystem, and the numbei�of vehicles drat stoo for the system. <br />Additional data may be collected for analysis, including the maintenance needs of the system__ <br />Proposed Evaluation Criteria: Pedestrian usage, driver compliance,sXstem durability. <br />Assumptions to be Made: It is assumed that the in -pavement LBD�tem will be used by <br />pedestrians and driver compliance will increase. <br />Project Implementation: "file systems will be installed at existx iue nedeArian crossings in St <br />Terrace at Pentagon Drive. Both of these locations aremidbloek crossings heavily used by <br />residents and students. _..__ <br />Page 1 <br />