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The next time you or your neighbors are worried about a dangerous intersection on your street, there is now an easy way to research how often accidents have occurred there over the last six years. That’s because the Town of Easton has recently launched a new website service.
Former town Councilmember Ron Engle, who is now leading Easton’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan project, could not be more pleased that EITD, that’s Easton’s new GIS technology site, is finally online.
The Easton Interactive Traffic Dashboard (EITD) is a new web-based interface that allows easy access to traffic data from local law enforcement agencies, including citations and crashes, from 2018 to the present. It is live now and available to the public.
The EITD is an accessible, user-friendly interface that utilizes Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to give quick, sortable data on all types of traffic incidents from local law enforcement agencies. Information can easily be sourced by type (speeding, impaired, bicycle, etc.), location, date range, and even agency (Easton Police Department, Talbot County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police).
Once parameters are selected, the data is shown in easy-to-read breakouts with accompanying charts and graphs for reference. From this data page, parameters can be further adjusted to narrow the results or display a different data set.
The crash data for the EITD is sourced from the Maryland State Police Automated Crash Reporting System, which utilizes the Maryland Crash Data Tool for the years 2018-2023 and the Maryland Crash Data Dashboard for the years 2024-present.
The dashboard was created for the Town of Easton by the Washington College GIS Program in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office.
The Spy’s Dave Wheelan asked Ron to discuss the new system with our readers.
This video is approximately 4 minutes in length. Explore the new site here.
