Summary

In January of 2022, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) released new funding for safety improvements at sites which meet minimum eligibility requirements for pedestrian crashes and roadway departure crashes. The ODOT used machine learning to develop the eligibility requirements in a time- and cost-effective way that allows for a sustainable funding process. From a systemic perspective, these eligibility requirements defined the focus facility type and risk factors for the focus crash types: pedestrian crashes and roadway departure crashes.