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INCORPORATING SAFETY INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS Session Learning Objectives 1. Understanding TSP 2. Integrating Safety into the Transportation Planning Process 3. Resources Objective 1 Understanding TSP Definition Scope of the

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INCORPORATING SAFETY INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS

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Session Learning Objectives

  • 1. Understanding TSP

2. Integrating Safety into the Transportation Planning Process

  • 3. Resources
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Objective 1 Understanding TSP

  • Definition
  • Scope of the Problem
  • MAP-21
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Reducing transportation fatalities and serious injuries by supporting comprehensive, system-wide, multimodal, data- driven, and proactive regional and statewide transportation planning processes that integrate safety into surface transportation decision-making.

Definition of TSP

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2012 Fatalities: 33,561 2012 Fatal Crashes: 30,800

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Crashes were the leading cause

  • f death in those under 30

Crashes cost $99 billion in medical care, rehabilitation and lost wages Over 33,000 people died in a crash 10,322 people died due to alcohol-impaired drivers About 90 people died each day on U.S. roads

2012

Snapshot

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Data Source: USDOT, NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts

Roadway Fatalities 2000-2012

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Data Source: USDOT, NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts

Roadway Injuries 2000-2012

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RwD: Roadway Departure Int: Intersections Ped: Pedestrians

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Legislation

On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law P.L. 112-141, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)

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Major Themes of MAP-21

  • Strengthens America’s highway & public

transportation systems & economy.

  • Establishes a performance-based Federal

program.

  • Supports USDOT’s safety agenda.
  • Simplifies & focuses the Federal program.
  • Accelerates project delivery & promotes

innovation.

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National Goal Areas

[§1203; 23 USC 150(b)]

  • Safety
  • Infrastructure condition
  • Congestion reduction
  • System reliability
  • Freight movement and economic vitality
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Reduced project delivery delays

Safety – To achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roads

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Metropolitan & Statewide plans must:

  • Integrate performance goals, measures and targets.
  • Report on the overall effectiveness of performance-

based planning. Highway Safety Improvement Plan (HSIP)

  • Increases size of existing HSIP.
  • Requires Secretary to establish measures and States to

set targets for number and rate of serious injuries & fatalities.

  • Strengthens links between HSIP & NHTSA programs.

Key Safety-Related Features of MAP-21

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State Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

  • Advances capabilities of States to conduct

safety data collection, analysis, and integration.

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Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)

  • Expands consultation (County transportation
  • fficials, State reps of non-motorized users, &
  • ther major Federal, State, tribal & local safety

stakeholders).

  • Requires adoption of strategic & performance-

based goals.

  • Considers additional data and safety factors.
  • Requires regular (SHSP) updates.
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Objective 2 Integration of Safety into the Transportation Planning Process

  • Overview
  • Identify Opportunities
  • Practical Approaches
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The Comprehensive 4E Approach

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Integrating Safety

  • Multidisciplinary
  • Multimodal
  • System-wide
  • Collaborative
  • Proactive
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Traditional Transportation Planning Process

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Performance-Based Transportation Planning Process

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Engage Safety Stakeholders in the initial planning process Identify safety as a major

  • rganizational goal

Identify existing safety concerns in the system, set targets to correct safety issues

Integrating Safety into the Process

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Integrating Safety into the Process

Include safety-related scoring and ranking in the LRTP to establish safety as a factor in project selection Use safety policies from other planning documents as a guide for inclusion in the LRTP

  • Collect and analyze safety data
  • Use data to identify locations for

safety treatments

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Integrating Safety into the Process

Design standalone safety projects Integrate safety elements into

  • ther TIP projects
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Evaluate successes in safety initiatives

Periodically assess progress toward safety performance measures

Integrating Safety into the Process

Continually revise strategies to meet safety goals and objectives

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Strategic Direction

Engage the community and develop a vision for the future during early planning stages.

  • Develop materials to illustrate existing safety

problems across modes.

  • Identify potential benefits of a comprehensive

safety strategy.

  • Integrate safety into vision statements and

visioning exercises.

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Goals and Objectives

Develop key outcomes for the planning process.

  • Generate strategic, measurable, agreed-

upon, realistic, time-bound objectives related to safety.

  • Ensure measureable goals and objectives

that reflect important safety-related issues.

  • Set goals identifying desired safety

improvement outcomes.

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Performance Measures

Develop metrics as a basis for comparing improvement strategies.

  • Identify potential safety performance

measures.

  • Prepare performance measures reflecting

safety goals and objectives in the jurisdiction.

  • Refine performance measures based on data

collection feasibility.

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Analysis

Determine strategies based on an objective process such as criteria comparison, weighted scores, or cost/benefit analysis.

  • Utilize performance measures to analyze and

prioritize various strategies.

  • Perform scenario analysis to assess various

strategies and consider funding levels.

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Programming

Make safety a priority in LRTP and integrate safety into the S/TIP

  • Design standalone safety projects.
  • Integrate safety elements into S/TIP

projects.

  • Utilize project Selection Criteria that

emphasize safety.

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Implementation & Evaluation

Implement strategies, evaluate program and policy effectiveness.

  • Monitor actual conditions and improvement.
  • Communicate safety measure effectiveness;
  • btain feedback from stakeholders.
  • Analyze safety information from system

performance to identify improvements.

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Objective 3 Resources

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Resources

FHWA Office of Safety http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/tsp/ FHWA Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty Planning http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/transportation_safety_pla nning

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Final Thoughts

  • Work collaboratively to identify safety

integration opportunities.

  • Leverage the planning process to impact safety.
  • Engage transportation planners & committees.
  • Build consistency between LRP/MTP and

safety plans.

  • Use data and analysis to benchmark and

measure safety concerns.

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Audience Specific Modules Select modules appropriate for audience.

  • Federal Level (i.e. FHWA)
  • State Level (i.e. DOTs)
  • MPOs
  • RPOs
  • Local Elected & Appointed Officials
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Applying TSP to Federal Level Planning

  • How does transportation safety planning

impact your work?

  • Ways to better integrate safety
  • Tools and resources
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How does Transportation Safety Planning Impact your Work?

  • Lead implementation of the MAP-21

provisions including incorporating safety into transportation planning.

  • Guide development of performance-based

planning through education and training.

  • Monitor state and metropolitan transportation

planning process.

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Ways to Integrate Safety into the Planning Process

Proactively promote, educate and communicate ways for State DOTs and planning organizations to integrate safety in transportation planning.

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Tools and Resources

  • Transportation Planner’s Safety Desk Reference –

Companion to NCHRP Report 500 http://tsp.trb.org/assets/FR1_SafetyDeskReference_FINAL.pdf

  • Making the Case for Transportation Safety – Ideas for Decision

Makers http://tsp.trb.org/assets/Briefing%20Book%20hi-res.pdf

  • A Primer on Safety Performance Measures for the

Transportation Planning Process http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/tsp/fhwahep09043/fhwahep09043.pdf

  • FHWA Websites

– Office of Safety http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ – Office of Planning, Environment & Realty https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/

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  • How does transportation safety planning

impact your work?

  • Ways to better integrate safety
  • Tools and resources

Applying TSP to State Level Planning

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How does Transportation Safety Planning Impact your Work?

  • Safety is a National Goal and MAP-21 priority.
  • Planning process should integrate safety goals,
  • bjectives, and strategies.
  • Performance-based planning requires greater

coordination across agencies an between functional areas (i.e., safety, congestion, asset condition, etc.).

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Ways to Integrate Safety into the Planning Process

  • Use crash and GIS data to identify safety

concerns and facilitate development of engineering safety strategies.

  • Work with enforcement at the corridor-level.
  • Engage a safety planning “champion” to

support safety initiatives.

  • Integrate safety goals, objectives, and

strategies in transportation planning process.

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Tools and Resources

  • Incorporating Safety Into Long-Range Transportation Planning

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_534.pdf

  • Making the Case for Transportation Safety – Ideas for Decision

Makers http://tsp.trb.org/assets/Briefing%20Book%20hi-res.pdf

  • Transportation Planner’s Safety Desk Reference

http://tsp.trb.org/assets/FR_Safety%20Planner_1_17_07FINAL.pdf

  • Performance Based Planning and Programming Guidebook

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/performance_based_planning/pbpp_gui debook/pbppguidebook.pdf

  • A Primer on Safety Performance Measures for the Transportation

Planning Process http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/tsp/fhwahep09043/fhwahep09043.pdf

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Applying TSP to MPO Planning

  • How does transportation safety planning

impact your work?

  • Ways to better integrate safety
  • Tools and resources
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  • Under MAP-21 there will be more projects

competing for limited flexible funding.

  • It is essential that MPO planners understand

MAP-21 funding categories and requirements to identify monies and work with the State and the regional MPO(s).

How does Transportation Safety Planning Impact your Work?

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Ways to Integrate Safety into the Planning Process

  • Educate local elected officials and public.
  • Demonstrate the economic impact of

improving transportation safety.

  • Allocate funding for low cost safety projects.
  • Work with private/public entities.
  • Pursue a 4E approach to safety.
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Tools and Resources

  • Incorporating Safety Into Long-Range Transportation

Planning http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_534.pdf

  • Performance Based Planning and Programming Guidebook

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/performance_based_planning/ pbpp_guidebook/pbppguidebook.pdf

  • A Primer on Safety Performance Measures for the

Transportation Planning Process http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/tsp/fhwahep09043/fhwahep09043.pdf

  • Making the Case for Transportation Safety – Ideas for

Decision Makers http://tsp.trb.org/assets/Briefing%20Book%20hi-res.pdf

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Applying TSP to Regional Transportation Planning

  • How does transportation safety planning

impact your work?

  • Ways to better integrate safety
  • Tools and resources
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How does Transportation Safety Planning Impact your Work?

  • MAP-21 recognizes regional transportation

planning organizations apart from other planning entities.

  • Participate with MPOs; integrate rural safety

concerns into the planning process.

  • Align with State Plans to capture state

funding for safety.

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Ways to Integrate Safety into the Planning Process

  • Educate local elected officials and the public.
  • Demonstrate the economic impact.
  • Leverage local funds.
  • Identify low-cost safety improvements.
  • Consider impact fees around new

developments.

  • Improve local agency safety data collection.
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Tools and Resources

  • Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook,

Chapter 6, Regional Planning http://www.planning.org/growingsmart/guidebook/six01.htm

  • Incorporating Safety Into Long-Range Transportation Planning

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_534.pdf

  • Performance Based Planning and Programming Guidebook

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/performance_based_planning/ pbpp_guidebook/pbppguidebook.pdf

  • A Primer on Safety Performance Measures for the Transportation

Planning Process http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/tsp/fhwahep09043/fhwahep09043.pdf

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Applying TSP to the work of Elected & Appointed Officials

  • How does transportation safety planning

impact your work?

  • Ways to better integrate safety
  • Tools and resources
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How does Transportation Safety Planning Impact your Work?

  • Laws passed by legislatures impact

transportation safety (i.e., helmet laws).

  • Judicial decisions in traffic safety cases.
  • Elected/appointed officials influence

initiatives that achieve safety goals through behavior modification.

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Ways to Integrate Safety into the Planning Process

  • Encourage local planners to prioritize for

safety.

  • Set-aside funding to advance safety projects

and initiatives.

  • Promote the importance of safety.
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Tools and Resources

  • Incorporating Safety Into Long-Range

Transportation Planning http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt _534.pdf

  • ICMA publications like Working Together: A Guide

for Elected and Appointed Officials Training Workbook

  • The Transportation Planning Process: Key Issues A

Briefing Book for Transportation Decisionmakers, Officials, and Staff http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/briefingbook /bbook.htm