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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CRASHES IN LAS CRUCES Purpose The purpose of this project was to identify and analyze areas within the Las Cruces urbanized area that are experiencing recurring patterns of crashes, specifically those that occur at

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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CRASHES IN LAS CRUCES

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Purpose

  • The purpose of this project was to identify and analyze areas within the Las

Cruces urbanized area that are experiencing recurring patterns of crashes, specifically those that occur at signalized intersections.

  • Included was analysis of the conditions that might contribute to said

crashes.

  • Using the information gained from this study, along with a general

understanding of crash trends, we can begin to make recommendations regarding safety needs and improvements to minimize the potential for crashes.

  • The Federal Highway Administration recently released safety performance

measure guidelines and this work is part of our effort to comply with those guidelines.

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Overall Procedure

  • This analysis examines the years 2012, 2013, and 2014.
  • The specific areas of the analysis were the 121 signalized

intersections located within the Las Cruces urbanized area.

  • Finally, Staff combined the resulting data with the AADT traffic

volumes in order to calculate the intersection crash rate.

  • The intersection crash rate is a useful tool examine the relative

safety of an intersection beyond just the raw crash total.

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AADT and Intersection Crash Rate

  • AADT stands for Annual Average Daily Traffic. This is the average

volume of traffic flowing over a particular road segment. This is data obtained from the MPO traffic count program

  • Intersection Crash Rate is used to measure the number of crashes

controlling for the number of entering vehicles. It is calculated as follows

  • Volume is calculated by the dividing the sum of the AADT’s of each
  • f the legs at a particular intersection
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Terminology

  • Property Damage Only crashes are crashes that

involve damage only to any of the vehicle

  • Injury Crashes are crashes that involve

personal injury to any of the parties involved

  • Fatal crashes are crashes that result in the

death of at least one of the parties involved

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Results

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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Lohman & Telshor Elks & Main & Triviz Lohman & Walton Main & Picacho Picacho & Valley Main & Solano & Spitz Triviz & University El Paseo & Idaho Spruce & Triviz Lohman & Walnut Bataan Memorial West & Del Rey Main & Valley Boutz & El Paseo & Missouri Locust & University Avenida De Mesilla & Hickory Avenida De Mesilla & Idaho & Main El Paseo & Union & University Idaho & Solano Solano & University Avenida De Mesilla & Valley Missouri & Triviz Amador & Valley Boutz & Valley Solano & Spruce Lohman & Roadrunner NUMBER OF CRASHES INTERSECTION

Top 25 Property Damage Only Crashes 2012-2014

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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Lohman & Walton Lohman & Walnut Bataan Memorial West & Del Rey Main & Solano & Spitz Picacho & Valley Elks & Main & Triviz Foothills & Lohman Lohman & Telshor Main & Valley Amador & Solano Amador & Main Spruce & Triviz Missouri & Triviz Boutz & El Paseo & Missouri Triviz & University Lohman & Solano Avenida De Mesilla & Valley Solano & Spruce Alameda & El Paseo & Main El Paseo & Idaho Idaho & Solano Amador & Valley Don Roser & Las Alturas & University Madrid & Main Main & Union NUMBER OF CRASHES INTERSECTION

Top 25 Injury Crashes 2012-2014

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1 Triviz & University NUMBER OF CRASHES INTERSECTION

Top 25 Fatal Crashes 2012-2014

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1 2 Alameda & El Paseo & Main Stern & Union Alameda & Lohman Lohman & Walton Locust & University Lohman & Walnut Missouri & Triviz Idaho & Solano Locust & Missouri Bamert & Picacho & Shalem Colony Main & Union Madrid & Main Amador & Valley Boutz & El Paseo & Missouri Alameda & Amador Amador & Main Lohman & Solano Don Roser & Las Alturas & University Hoagland & Valley Solano & University Amador & Motel Spruce & Triviz Alameda & Picacho El Paseo & Wyatt Avenida De Mesilla & Calle Del Norte Madrid & Solano 2 NUMBER OF CRASHES INTERSECTION

Bicycle Involved Crashes 2012-2014

Bicycle Involved Crashes Stats and Factors

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1 2 3 Locust & University Hadley & Valley Lohman & Walton Avenida De Mesilla & Valley Lohman & Walnut Missouri & Triviz Avenida De Mesilla & Hickory El Paseo & Idaho Lohman & Roadrunner Foothills & Lohman Main & Union Bataan Memorial West & Del Rey Las Cruces & Water Carver & Main Del Rey & Northrise & Telshor Hoagland & Valley Solano & University Amador & Campo Camino Del Rex & El Camino Real & Main Mesquite & Spruce NUMBER OF CRASHES INTERSECTION

Pedestrian Involved Crashes 2012-2014

Pedestrian Involved Crashes Stats and Factors

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Federal Requirements

As of this year, as part of the FAST Act, FHWA now requires State DOTs and MPOs to set Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) targets for 5 safety performance measures:

  • 1. Number of fatalities
  • 2. Rate of fatalities
  • 3. Number of serious injuries
  • 4. Rate of serious injuries
  • 5. Number of non-motorized fatalities and non-motorized serious

injuries

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MPO Tasks

  • MPOs have the option to plan and program projects so they

contribute to the accomplishment of State DOT HSIP targets or committing to a quantifiable HSIP target for the MPO area.

If an MPO agrees to support State HSIP targets, the MPO would: If an MPO establishes its own HSIP target, the MPO would:

  • Work with State and safety stakeholders to

address areas of concern

  • Coordinate with the State to include the

HSIP performance measures in the MTP

  • Integrate into the metropolitan planning

process the performance measures included in all other relevant State documents

  • Include a description in the TIP of the

anticipated effect of the TIP toward achieving HSIP targets in the MTP , linking investment priorities in the TIP to the safety targets

  • Establish HSIP targets for the MPO area
  • Estimate vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for

the MPO area

  • Include HSIP performance measures in the

MTP

  • Integrate into the metropolitan planning

process the performance measures included in all other relevant State documents

  • Include a description in the TIP of the

anticipated effect of the TIP toward achieving HSIP targets in the MTP , linking investment priorities in the TIP to the safety targets

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MPO Tasks

  • MPO Staff must expand the geographic scope of

the analysis and will have to apply Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) considerations.

  • Over the coming months, the MPO will have to

determine whether it will support the NMDOT HSIP target or whether it will establish its own HSIP targets.

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Tom Murphy, MPO Officer Andrew Wray, Transportation Planner Michael McAdams, Transportation Planner Dominic Loya, Acting Planning Technician Marcus Lopez, Co-Op Cody Sensiba, Co-Op 700 North Main P .O. BOX 20000 Las Cruces, NM 88001 Phone: (575) 528-3043 http://mesillavalleympo.org

For more information about the Transportation Planning Process for the Mesilla Valley MPO: http://mesillavalleympo.org/mpo-documents-resources/

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