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Title:

Development of new methods for estimating/ improving pedestrian safety based on video_x000D_ analytics

Agreement Number:

EGP2

Agreement Value:

$7,500.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 7, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-01438

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Persaud, Bhagwant (Ryerson University)

Program:

Engage Plus Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to continue the development of mathematical relationships that link collision risk for pedestrians and vehicles to traffic characteristics and features of the built environment. Establishing a quantified relationship between vehicle-vehicle and vehicle-pedestrian conflicts, or near misses, and collisions of this type will allow for collision forecasts that only require quickly obtained conflict data as opposed to requiring years of collision data. Collision records require years of accumulation, since collisions are rare events, and the built environment often changes within this collection period. There is also a higher degree of subjectivity in the self-reporting of these events. The relationships this project aims to build will allow for easier and more accurate risk forecasting resulting in economic and societal benefits.x000D