Every Day Counts
What is EDC?
Every Day Counts (EDC) is the FHWA's initiative to advance a culture of innovation in the transportation community in partnership with public and private stakeholders. Every two years, FHWA works with state departments of transportation, local governments, tribes, private industry, and other stakeholders to identify a new set of innovative technologies and practices that merit widespread deployment through EDC.
The 'Every Day Counts' program, or EDC, introduces transportation planners, engineers, and designers to innovative ways of solving problems. Whether you're struggling with a small county bridge, working to reduce pedestrian fatalities, or trying to tackle a major interstate highway interchange, the EDC program can help you come up with innovative and time-saving solutions. Communities across the nation are discovering how simple changes through the Every Day Counts program can save lives and improve safety.
Funding may be available as an incentive for eligible entities to accelerate the implementation and adoption of innovation in highway transportation. Contact Kansas LTAP Director Lisa Harris-Frydman, lharris@ku.edu or 785-864-2595 for additional information.
The FHWA Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) program has developed a series of videos that demonstrate how to reduce crash risk for pedestrians crossing roadways. Each video highlights transportation officials describing how pedestrians and drivers use or interact at the crossing improvements. These brief videos explain the safety benefits of five countermeasures including:
- Crosswalk visibility enhancements
- Refuge islands
- Raised crosswalks
- Pedestrian hybrid beacons
- Road diets
These videos can be used in public meetings, conferences, or shared through social media to help educate pedestrians, drivers, and local decision-makers.
Learn More About EDC:
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/about-edc.cfm
EDC Round 5 (2019-2020) Innovations
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Advanced Geotechnical Exploration Methods
Collaborative Hydraulics: Advancing to the Next Generation of Engineering (CHANGE)
Reducing Rural Roadway Departures
Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP)
Use of Crowdsourcing to Advance Operations
Value Capture: Capitalizing on the Value Created by Transportation
Weather-Responsive Management Strategies
EDC Previous Innovation Projects
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EDC News
Sign up to receive EDC News and Innovator newsletters. Click here https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/ then scroll down to the bottom on the right and look for 'Stay Connected'. Add your email address in the box provided and click 'Submit' to stay up-to-date.
Keep yourself informed by accessing EDC's weekly newsletters. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/edcnews/
EDC Events
Learn more about participating in upcoming EDC Events at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/events.cfm
