• Pennsylvania roadway fatalities due to crashes are steadily declining.
• This is a federally required performance measure, underscoring safety as both a national and Pennsylvania top priority.
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• The roadway fatality rate in Pennsylvania continues to decline.
• Highway safety is everyone’s responsibility—improvement depends on the efforts of many organizations and individuals.
• This is a federally required performance measure, underscoring safety as both a national and Pennsylvania top priority.
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• The number of serious injuries due to roadway crashes is declining.
• This is a federally required performance measure, underscoring safety as both a national and Pennsylvania top priority.
• FHWA's FY 2019-2022 Strategic Plan - Safety
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• The rate of serious injuries on Pennsylvania highways and roads declined in 2017.
• This is a federally required performance measure, underscoring safety as both a national and Pennsylvania top priority.
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• The number of non-motorized (pedestrian and bicycle) fatalities and serious injuries was increasing until 2016 but has leveled off.
• As bicycling and walking become more popular options for mobility and health/wellness reasons, greater vigilance will be required by all.
• This is a federally required performance measure, underscoring safety as both a national and Pennsylvania top priority.
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• Bicyclist fatalities have been trending higher over the past decade.
• Given the growing popularity of bicycling it is encouraging to see that fatalities are not increasing proportionately.
• Between FY 2013-14 and FY 2019-20, PennDOT allocated $49 million through the Multimodal Transportation Fund for 73 bicycle- and pedestrian-related improvement projects.
• PennDOT is updating its Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, which includes a vision and general framework for improving conditions for walking and bicycling.
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• Through its Strategic Highway Safety Plan, PennDOT continues to develop performance measures and action steps to improve pedestrian safety.
• PennDOT has leveraged the U.S.DOT grant program for Pedestrian High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) to improve pedestrian safety in several communities.
• PennDOT partners with the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to support local efforts to develop walkable communities.
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• Impaired driving is that which is associated with the use of drugs and/or alcohol.
• Impaired driving fatalities have been declining in PA over the past 10 years due to engineering, enforcement, and education efforts by PennDOT and its partners.
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• The decline in unbelted fatalities since 2008 suggests that more occupants are using safety restraints in their vehicles.
• Between 2016 and 2017 seat belt usage in Pennsylvania increased by 0.4% while nationally seat belt usage decreased by 0.4% (NHTSA).
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• Aggressive driving fatalities in Pennsylvania are generally trending downward despite growing concerns about this problem nationally.
• Traffic Safety Enforcement Resource Center
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• Although there was a slight improvement in 2017, the number of distracted driving crashes has remained at generally the same level over the past decade.
• All stakeholders have a part in addressing the problem of distracted driving.
• According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “Six percent of all drivers involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crash. Nine percent of drivers 15 to 19 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted at the time of the fatal crashes.”
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• Fatalities due to drowsy driving decreased by more than half between 2016 and 2017, although fluctuations have occurred over the past several years.
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• Although the number of fatalities involving young drivers is trending downward over time, it remains a serious concern.
• Parent's Supervised Driving Program
• What You Need To Know About PA's Young Driver Law
• Test Your Knowledge
• CDC's Teen Drivers: Get the Facts
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• Annual crash fatalities involving older drivers remain at a steady level—and are more than six times the number of crashes involving drivers under 18.
• Efforts to address driver safety for older Pennsylvanians must remain vigorous given the state’s aging population.
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• While the number of crashes in work zones increased slightly in 2017, the overall trend has been one of slight decrease since 2008.
• A new state law allows automated speed enforcement cameras in work zones on the Turnpike, Pennsylvania’s Interstate Highways, and other federal-aid highways in a five-year pilot project.
• In November 2012, the TAC and STC published the Cameras in Work Zones study, which was one of the first documents to recommend legislation for automated speed enforcement in work zones.
• Work Zone Safety
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• Fatalities from motorcycle crashes declined over the last 10 years but have been steady since 2013.
• Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program
• NTSA Traffic Safety Facts - Motorcycles
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PennSTART Test Track 3D Visualization Source: PennSTART.org

• PennDOT co-hosted two PA Autonomous Vehicle Summits.
• PennSTART, a joint project between PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and Penn State University, will include a test track for Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) technologies.
• PennDOT sponsored development of the Pennsylvania Joint Statewide Connected and Automated Vehicles Strategic Plan.
• PennDOT is also researching and testing Highly Automated Vehicle (HAV) technology.

• The Planning Time Index (PTI) provides a measure of potential traffic delay. A PTI of 1.0, the baseline number, indicates that travel time will equal the free-flow travel speed 95% of the time.
• Congestion has remained fairly steady in Pennsylvania’s largest urban areas over the past decade.
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• Pennsylvania highway capacity overall has remained relatively stable in recent years, while total miles traveled has been increasing since 2013.
• Current capacity-adding projects include I-95 South reconstruction in Philadelphia County, US 322 widening in Delaware County, I-70 reconstruction in Washington County, and I-83 East Shore reconstruction in Dauphin County.
• Adding highway capacity is expensive and sometimes only temporarily alleviates congestion. Strategies such as real-time traveler information, providing access to other modes and adaptive traffic signals can be more cost-effective in reducing congestion.
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• Use of PennDOT’s traveler information platforms continues to grow.
• Pennsylvania travelers have a variety of information options with 511PA.com, strategically placed message boards with travel times, construction updates on key projects, and Twitter notifications.
• Users can also sign up for personalized alerts for their travel routes through 511PA
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• The Green Light–Go grant program helped improve traffic signals in 66 municipalities in FY 2017-18.
• Act 89 of 2013 created the Green Light–Go program to provide funding for the management, operation, and maintenance of municipal traffic signals.
• Traffic signal performance helps drivers and the public by improving travel efficiency and often reducing the cost of signal operation/maintenance over time.
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• There were 13,726 traffic incidents on Pennsylvania roadways in 2017, with an average clearance time of 89 minutes.
• PennTime, Pennsylvania’s Statewide Traffic Management program, was formed in 2016 as recommended by the 2014 Transportation Advisory Committee Traffic Incident Management (TIM) study.
• PennTIME has developed an operational policy and organizational chart, conducted multiple training and public education programs, assisted in planning for PennSTART, developed the framework of a PennTIME Interagency agreement, and formed committees to foster growth and innovation in key TIM program areas.

• The number of people boarding commercial aircraft in Pennsylvania has remained steady for the last several years.
• Pennsylvania currently has four aviation grant programs available:
  • Federal Block Grants: About $15 million annually designated for general-aviation airports, reliever airports, and non-primary commercial airline airports (those with less than 10,000 annual enplaned passengers)
  • State Aviation Development Program: About $6 million annually to preserve, upgrade, and construct airport improvements
  • Transportation Assistance Program: Funded through the Commonwealth’s General Fund and available for public-use airports
  • Real Estate Tax Reimbursement Program: Provides reimbursement of local real estate taxes paid by qualifying public airport owners
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• Fixed-route transit ridership, which includes trips on regular scheduled bus routes, commuter rail, and light rail, has declined slightly in Pennsylvania as well as nationwide.
• The decrease in public transportation ridership is due in part to lower gas prices and an improving economy, which encourage increased automobile ownership and use. Other factors are increased telecommuting and competition from modes and services such as Uber, Lyft, and bike share programs such as Philadelphia Bike Share
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• Ridership on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor increases, on average, between 3% and 4% per year.
• FY 2016-17 ridership jumped 8%, which also reflects SEPTA riders taking Amtrak when SEPTA’s Regional Rail trains were out of service for emergency maintenance.
• By FY 2017-18 Amtrak ridership returned to more typical levels of steady growth.
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• By 2040, the total value of freight moved in Pennsylvania is projected to be $3.7 trillion.
• Additional freight demand can cause increased traffic congestion in some corridors and areas of the state.
• Projects to improve highway capacity will be required to accommodate the projected increase in freight movement.
• PhilaPort is carrying out a $293 million expansion that would lead to continued increases in port, rail, and truck freight throughout Pennsylvania.
• 2016 PA Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan
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• The Port of Philadelphia has experienced substantial growth in containerized cargo, which has a positive economic impact.
• The Delaware River Channel was deepened to 45 feet to accommodate larger ocean-going ships carrying more containers to the Port of Philadelphia.
• PennDOT established the Pennsylvania Intermodal Cargo Incentive Program to maintain and attract new containerized cargo to the Port of Philadelphia.
• Since Act 89 of 2013, PennDOT has awarded approximately $7 million for capital improvements and expansion projects at private terminals in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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• PennDOT has invested more than $4 million since 2015 to develop a Road Weather Information System (RWIS) network. These automatic weather stations measure real-time weather information, pavement conditions, water levels, and visibility.
• Implementing these types of technologies brings PennDOT to the national standard for DOT winter maintenance and improves levels of service during and following weather events.
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• PennDOT began using Automated Vehicle Location technology in 2014, allowing website users to track the locations of 119 plow trucks during the winter months.
• PennDOT plans to equip more than 2,200 plow trucks with AVL for Winter 2018-19.
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• PennDOT completed an Extreme Weather Vulnerability Study in 2017 to assess risks and priorities, particularly related to the impacts of flooding on state-owned roads and bridges.
• A 2019 pilot study will assess the impact of projected flood levels on the design of roads, bridges, and culverts in parts of Allegheny and Delaware counties, and will be used to determine statewide applicability. This could help ensure that future flooding estimates are better considered as part of transportation improvements.

• The State Farm Safety Service Patrol offers free assistance to motorists on major highways around Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and the Lehigh Valley to clear incidents quickly and reduce congestion.
• PennDOT's Roadside Assistance Page
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• The number of state-owned bridges rated “poor” is now less than 3,000 for the first time in more than 20 years, reflecting a concentrated effort to improve bridges throughout Pennsylvania.
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• Local bridges are improving, with the number rated “poor” now under 2,000. However, extensive investment is required to bring local bridges into a state of good repair.
• Act 89 of 2013 established a special fund allowing counties to implement a $5 fee on vehicle registrations. Twenty-two counties participate and have used funding to improve bridges.
• Fee for Local Use
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• Pennsylvania has made significant progress in bridge construction to reduce the number of weight-restricted bridges.
• The 2014 spike reflects the adoption of a more stringent rating standard.
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• Pavement conditions, on average, have been slowly improving over the past several years.
• PennDOT’s Transportation Asset Management Plan provides data-driven approaches to help select the most cost-effective improvements.
• PennDOT’s RoadMap initiative is investing more money in non-National Highway System (NHS) networks for a five-year period beginning in 2018.
• The Resurface PA Initiative, completed in 2018, targeted improvements to poor Interstate Highway pavements.
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• PennDOT launched the $889 million Rapid Bridge Replacement Project in 2015 to reduce the state's backlog of bridges in poor condition.
• The initiative is replacing 558 bridges through a public-private partnership (P3) approach.
• Construction is expected to be complete in 2019.

• The Governor’s Office of Transformation, Innovation, Management, and Efficiency (GO-TIME) initiatives aim to save time and money while improving customer service.
• They include:
  • Improving winter operations through automated snowplow tracking
  • Modernizing Driver and Vehicle Services’ operations
  • Enabling faster construction inspection data entry
  • Resurfacing roadways using recycled millings
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• Agility agreements save money as agencies help each other instead of having to purchase services, materials, or equipment separately.
• PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) are trading services in Bucks, Bedford, Fayette, Greene, Luzerne, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
• Planned service exchanges between PennDOT and PTC continue to expand and are valued at more than $115,000 annually from 2018 to 2021.
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• On-time and on-budget performance has been steady for PennDOT’s highway construction contracts.
• For 10 years in a row more than 90% of highway construction projects have been completed on time.
• The ability to deliver as many projects as possible on time and within budget helps Pennsylvania transportation and stretches limited resources.
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Operating Expenses Recovered through Fares (2016)

Source: PennDOT Bureau of Public Transportation

• Pennsylvania’s farebox recovery rate is strong—the eighth-best in the nation.
• PennDOT has emphasized transit operator performance, efficiency, and accountability.
• Strong farebox recovery at the local transit system level often reflects community support of public transit and sound management.
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• Act 44 of 2007 established a framework for PennDOT to conduct Transit Agency Performance Reviews.
• The reviews assess the efficiency and effectiveness of service, financial stability, and general management.
• Each transit agency is reviewed once every five years, helping provide reasonable assurance that resources are being well-managed and that opportunities for improved operations are acted upon.

Source: PennDOT Bureau of Public Transportation

• More than 3 million customers visit PennDOT’s Driver License Centers statewide each year.
• Public feedback from interaction with PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services personnel remains highly favorable.
• PennDOT also provides its driver and vehicle services via the Internet for the convenience of millions of Pennsylvanians.
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• PennDOT Connects requires early project coordination among PennDOT District staff, regional Planning Partners, and local governments to help achieve both better communities and better transportation.
• Since 2016, PennDOT and its Planning Partners have coordinated with more than 750 municipalities and discussed more than 1,850 projects. Greater earlier collaboration in many cases has resulted in better projects, fewer surprises, improved schedule coordination, and other benefits.
• PennDOT Connects Website
• PennDOT Connects Implementation Report

• PennDOT’s County Accreditation initiative is assisting District and County staff in identifying, sharing, and implementing best practices for efficient operations and management.
• Outcomes include optimizing winter maintenance strategies and equipment, enhancing maintenance training, and pilot programs to lower equipment costs.

• Payments from the Motor License Fund to the Pennsylvania State Police, which previously increased annually and led to a corresponding decrease in Highway and Bridge funding, were capped by the FY 2016-17 Fiscal Code. Payments are to be gradually reduced until reaching a $500 million floor by FY 2027-28.
• The FY 2018-19 budget included two new appropriations (Rural Commercial Routes and Municipal Bridge Improvements). This provided an additional $100 million in highway and bridge funding for FY 2018-19 and $50 million for each following year.
• Real ID requirements are expected to cost PennDOT’s Bureau of Driver and Vehicle Services a total of $150 million through FY 2023-24.
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• Pennsylvania’s Twelve-Year Program (TYP) identifies and prioritizes transportation improvement projects for the various modes.
• Anticipated funding for the 2019 TYP increased slightly.
• There are several potential funding risks associated with implementing the 2019 TYP. The federal Highway Trust Fund is projected to run out of money in 2020, jeopardizing highway, bridge, and transit projects. PennDOT, through its Transportation Advisory Committee, is proactively evaluating these risks and their impacts.
• 2019 Twelve-Year Program details
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• Motor fuels taxes and other fees are dedicated to Pennsylvania’s Motor License Fund—the primary state source of transportation funding.
• The Motor License Fund provides funding for highway and bridge maintenance and improvements, winter services, and payments to the Commonwealth’s many communities for local road and bridge improvements.
• Revenue is projected to be fairly flat in future years. After a peak in 2018, gasoline consumption is expected to stagnate, while diesel fuel usage is expected to increase steadily. Pennsylvania, like other states, will have to consider a wider range of funding strategies in light of greater fuel efficiency, alternative fuel vehicles, and other threats to MLF revenue.
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• The Multimodal Transportation Fund, established through Act 89 of 2013, provides funding grants for projects that improve all transportation modes.
• These grants have contributed substantially to community quality of life at relatively low cost.
• Revenue and expenditure amounts are generally fixed by law, and thus are expected to remain stable.
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• Mass transit operating assistance funding provides free transit trips for seniors and reliable, affordable service for other transit-dependent populations.
• Funding has increased substantially over the past decade, stabilizing service.
• Pennsylvania is now seen as a leader among the states in its support of public transportation, including funding and technical assistance.
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• Many of Pennsylvania’s Interstate Highways are aging and require reconstruction. On average, it costs $2.6 million per mile to reconstruct one lane of interstate pavement.
• Federal funding for interstates has remained relatively stagnant despite new federal rules that require interstate pavements and bridges meet certain conditions.
• It is very important for Pennsylvania to find a way to close the gap between interstate highway repair needs and available funding as these roads carry a very large volume of traffic.
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• Pennsylvania’s freight rail system received the highest rating of all the modes on the 2018 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card.
• The STC approved grants for 27 rail freight investment projects that will help sustain over 400 jobs, improve freight mobility, and help the environment.
• Pennsylvania’s overall funding for rail freight improvements has been increasing over the past two decades.
• PennDOT is making major efforts to improve the economic development–rail freight investment approach to deliver the greatest value for Pennsylvanians.
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• Act 89 of 2013 continues to provide a significant increase in capital funding that has allowed transit agencies to make state-of-good-repair investments to their vehicles, facilities, and technology.
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Wetland Mitigation Bank

In 2017, the P3 Board approved the use of P3 procurement for a partner to design, establish, and maintain 140 acres of constructed wetlands on PennDOT-owned land in Chalfont Borough and New Britain Township in Bucks County. The project will satisfy wetland requirements for transportation projects in the area, with additional credits available for sale to the private sector.

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Stations for Transit Agencies

In 2016, PennDOT announced its partnership with Trillium CNG to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain 29 CNG fueling stations at public transit agency sites through a 20-year P3 agreement. The first CNG Station opened in April 2017 in Johnstown. As of September 2018, 12 CNG fueling stations have been constructed, with an additional three stations under construction.

Sponsorship and Advertising Program

PennDOT has partnered with Travelers Marketing to identify state-owned assets that could generate sponsorship revenue. State Farm Safety Patrol, for example, offers motorists free assistance on expressways in the Lehigh Valley, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh regions.