Transcript Tribal Safety Presentation_Modules

Integrating Safety into
Tribal Transportation Planning
presented to
XYZ
presented by
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Date
Presentation Credits
Developed for the interagency Transportation Safety
Planning Working Group
Developed by Cambridge Systematics Inc.
• Contacts
− Susan Herbel ([email protected])
− Audrey Wennink ([email protected])
− Sam Lawton ([email protected])
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Overview
Why is Tribal Transportation Safety Planning necessary?
What is Transportation Planning?
What is Transportation Safety Planning?
What role does data play in Transportation Safety
Planning?
What are the products resulting from Transportation
Safety Planning?
How can we fund the Transportation Safety Planning
process and projects?
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Summary – What have we learned?
Need for Tribal Transportation
Safety Planning
Need for Tribal Transportation Safety Planning
Native Americans
• Highest risk of motor-vehicle related death of all
ethnic groups
• For ages 4 to 44, motor-vehicle related injuries
are leading cause of death
From 1975 to 2002 fatal crashes on Indian
Reservations increased 52 percent
78 percent of Native Americans fatally injured
were not using safety belts (1999-2004, FARS)
57 percent of fatally injured Native American
drivers were drinking (1999-2004, FARS)
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Fatally Injured Drivers by Race/Ethnicity
and Blood Alcohol Concentration
Percent
100%
No Alcohol
<.08 BAC
>.08 BAC
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
White
Black
Native American
Asian/PI
Source: NHTSA, Race and Ethnicity in Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes, 1999-2004.
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Hispanic
Percentages of Drivers Killed with Alcohol by
Sex and Race/Ethnicity
Percent
100%
Male
Female
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
White
Black
Native American
Asian/PI
Source: NHTSA, Race and Ethnicity in Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes, 1999-2004.
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Hispanic
Fatalities (Age 5 and Older) in Passenger
Vehicles by Restraint Use and Race/Ethnicity
Percent
100%
Safety Belts
No Restraints
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
White
Black
Native American
Asian/PI
Source: NHTSA, Race and Ethnicity in Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes, 1999-2004.
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Hispanic
Safety Challenges for Tribal Communities
Road characteristics and maintenance
Data management
Occupant restraint
Alcohol
Law enforcement
Pedestrian crashes
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Road Characteristics and Maintenance
Most Tribal lands are in rural, isolated locations
Road maintenance on reservations is generally lacking
due to under-funding
Rural reservation road data is often limited or outdated
Reservation roads often lag behind other road systems in
design and safety standards
Traffic markings and signs are limited
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Data Management
BIA and Tribal police departments often do not have
standardized system for collecting and storing crash data
Tribal traffic records are likely to be stored in multiple
departments
Addressed in Data Module in detail
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Occupant Restraint
Low safety belt use rates
• Overall, Native American safety belt use on reservations is 62
percent (2006) compared to a national average of 82 percent
(2007)
• Child safety seat use is low – 27 percent (1999-2004, FARS)
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Alcohol
From 1982 to 2002, 65 percent of Native American fatal
crashes involved alcohol, compared to the national
average of approximately 47 percent
More than 50 percent of Native American drivers in fatal
crashes were over the legal limit (>=.08 BAC) (1999–2004,
FARS)
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Law Enforcement
Police resources are very limited
• 2,380 BIA and tribal officers police 1.4 million Native
Americans on 56 million acres of land
• About half of the number of officers per capita in other
American communities
• Most reservations are rural and tribal members are located in
small isolated communities remote from the tribal
headquarters
• Tribal/BIA police spend most of their time on law
enforcement activities other than traffic enforcement
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Pedestrian Crashes
Pedestrian death rates are five to seven times the
national average
Almost 70 percent of fatally-injured Native American
pedestrians had been drinking at the time of the crash
There is a high incident rate of train – pedestrian
fatalities, often resulting from alcohol usage
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Why is Tribal Transportation Safety Planning necessary?
What is Transportation Planning?
What is Transportation Safety Planning?
What role does data play in Transportation Safety
Planning?
What are the products resulting from Transportation
Safety Planning?
How can we fund the Transportation Safety Planning
process and projects?
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Summary – What have we learned?
What Is Transportation Planning?
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What is Transportation Planning?
Transportation Planning is process of developing
strategies for design, construction, operation,
maintenance and safety improvements of transportation
facilities
The purpose is to move people and goods and provide
services to residents of local villages, towns, boroughs,
cities, counties, metropolitan areas, states and countries
The fundamental objective is to maximize the
transportation benefits from the resources invested
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Why Engage in Transportation Planning?
Manage resources
Address transportation needs and priorities
Develop investment strategies
Assure participation from the public throughout the
planning process
Ensure the transportation system meets current and future
needs
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What is the Purpose of Transportation Planning?
Develop strategies for the entire transportation system
including
• Roads
• Pedestrian facilities
• Bicycle facilities
• Transit
Inventory existing transportation facilities
Review existing transportation operations
Solicit public participation
Identify future transportation needs
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Transportation Planning Linkages and Elements
Linked to
• Land use (e.g., residential, commercial)
• Cultural resources
• Quality of life
• Social goals
• Economic development goals
Elements include
• Design
• Construction
• Operation
• Maintenance
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Key Partners in Transportation Planning
Transportation affects everyone and must take a variety of
interests into account
• Indian Tribal Governments
• Federal Transportation Agencies
• Federal Land Management Agencies
• States
• Local Governments
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
• Regional Planning Organizations
• Special-interest Groups
• Public
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Transportation Planning Agencies and Processes
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
• Agencies required by Federal government for all
metropolitan areas with population greater than 50,000
• Develop Metropolitan Long-Range Transportation Plan
• Develop Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
• Conduct other planning on transportation issues, which may
include safety
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Transportation Planning Agencies and Processes
(continued)
State DOTs
• Conduct planning in rural areas
• Develop State Long-Range Transportation Plans
• Develop State Transportation Improvement Programs (STIP)
• Conduct other planning initiatives
MPOs and States required to
• Include safety as a priority planning factor
• Involve Tribal Governments in planning process
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Tribal Transportation Planning
Tribal Planning Policy
FHWA and FTA policy
• Require state, regional planning organizations, and
metropolitan planning organizations to consult with Tribal
Governments
• Must consider the interests of Tribal Governments in the
development of transportation plans and programs
BIA and Tribal policy
• Develop Long-Range Transportation Plan
• Develop Tribal Transportation Improvement Program
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IRR Training and Technical Assistance
Local Technical Assistance Programs (LTAP) and Tribal
Technical Assistance Programs (TTAP)
• Provide training and technical assistance to the
transportation planning field
BIA with FHWA and FTA
• Encourages and assists Tribal Governments in conducting
transportation planning
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Transportation Planning
Promoting transportation safety
is a fundamental purpose of
transportation planning
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Why is Tribal Transportation Safety Planning necessary?
What is Transportation Planning?
What is Transportation Safety Planning?
What role does data play in Transportation Safety
Planning?
What are the products resulting from Transportation
Safety Planning?
How can we fund the Transportation Safety Planning
process and projects?
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Summary – What have we learned?
Transportation Safety Planning
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Crashes Aren’t Accidents
• Many crashes are preventable
• Injury prevention is a public health issue
Transportation Safety Planning is
critical to improving the safety and
quality of life for Native Americans
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Transportation Safety Planning Process
SAFETEA-LU
SAFETEA-LU is the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users
• New Federal Transportation Reauthorization Passed in 2005
guiding transportation planning for 2005-2009
Increased emphasis on transportation safety planning
Section 148 of SAFETEA-LU mandates the development of
a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
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HSIP and HSP
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
• State plan for safety infrastructure improvements
• Federally funded
State Governor’s Office of Highway Safety develops
Highway Safety Plan (HSP)
• Focus largely on behavioral issues, e.g., safety belt use and
impaired driving
• Federal and state funding
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SHSP
State Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
• Addresses 4E’s: Engineering, Education, Enforcement and
Emergency response
• Evidence based using at least traffic crash data
• Focus on “emphasis areas” and strategies with greatest
potential payoff
• Involves a wide range of stakeholders in the process
including Tribal Governments
• Includes methods to measure performance
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Relationship Between SHSP Transportation and
Existing Planning and Programming Processes
Metropolitan
Transportation Plans
Statewide Transportation Plan
(Long Range Plan)
Other State
Plans
State Strategic
Highway
Safety Plan (SHSP)
CVSP*
(49 U.S.C.
§ 31102)
HSP
(23 U.S.C.
§ 402)
TIP
(Metropolitan)
HSIP
(23 U.S.C.
§ 148)
Statewide Transportation
Improvement Program
(STIP)
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*CVSP -Commercial Vehicle Safety Program
(e.g., Freight Plan,
Ped/Bike Plan)
Integration of Safety and Transportation Planning
Best Practices
Identify safety as a major goal of the planning agency
Develop a multi-disciplinary safety management process,
with an emphasis on roadway safety
Emphasize safety on all projects
Designate a safety champion/coordinator
Use current technologies (i.e., GIS and Internet)
Develop community-based traffic safety programs
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Best Practices (continued)
Comprehensive, e.g., the “4 E’s” of safety (Engineering,
Enforcement, Education, and Emergency response)
Develop systematic and well-documented processes that
can be sustained
Create a traffic records coordinating committee
Collect and use timely and accurate crash data
Select hazardous locations for corrective action
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Issues Unique to Tribes
Tribal sovereignty
Jurisdiction in Tribal and
non-Tribal lands
Confidentiality of data
Cultural identity
Tribal courts
State versus Tribal relationship
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Current Tribal Safety Planning Practices
Existing Tribal transportation safety plans and programs
have been developed in partnership with
agencies/programs including
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Indian Highway Safety Program (BIA)
• Indian Health Service (IHS) Injury Prevention Program
• Tribal Safe Community Program (NHTSA)
• State DOTs and local governments
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Current Tribal Planning Practices
Examples of Tribal transportation safety projects
• Public service campaigns and active enforcement of safety
belt laws and drunk driving
• High school education programs on safety belt use and
bicycle safety
• New legislation and enforcement of child safety seat use
• Tribal funded and operated safety programs and campaigns
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Why is Tribal Transportation Safety Planning necessary?
What is Transportation Planning?
What is Transportation Safety Planning?
What role does data play in Transportation Safety
Planning?
What are the products resulting from Transportation
Safety Planning?
How can we fund the Transportation Safety Planning
process and projects?
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Summary – What have we learned?
Data – the Foundation of
Transportation Safety Planning
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Good Data is Fundamental
Basis for all plan development
Justification for funding
Benchmark changes
Develop priorities
Evaluate the outcomes
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Types of Data
Traffic and roadway data
• Often available through county, state, and BIA files
• Can be collected through field inspections (Road
Safety Audits)
• Traffic counts can be found in the IRR inventory
• Bridge inventories
• Traffic sign inventories
• Pavement condition inventories
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Types of Data (continued)
Motor vehicle crash data
• Provides detail on each crash and individuals involved
• Insurance Companies
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Medical Facilities
• Helps identify contributing factors
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Safety belt use
Blood alcohol level
Roadway condition
Other contributing factors
Types of Data (continued)
Geographic Indicators
• Boundaries
• Zip codes
• Roadway logs
• Milepost
• Roadway Names/Intersection
• GPS coordinates
Demographic indicators
• Age
• Gender
• Tribal membership
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Basic Data Needs
Data recorded soon after crashes in a consistent format
(preferably at the crash site) on approved crash reporting
forms
Crash records defined consistently with (NHTSA and
MMUCC) standards to allow for comparative analysis
Thorough record of each crash
Sharing of crash data between agencies to the fullest
extent possible
Citation data and court disposition records (statistical
only)
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Use of Data
Example –
Menominee Reservation (WI) observational survey
of occupant restraint use
 22 percent belt use
 9 percent child safety seat use
Showed that transportation safety strategies
should focus on occupant restraint
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Data to Identify Location and Severity of Crashes
Navajo Nation Crash Location Analysis (2001)
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Data to Identify Factors Contributing to Crashes
Navajo Nation Contributing Factors Analysis (2001)
Rte
Number
Number Accidents
Miles
ADT
Acct
Rate
166
1.0
6,520
160
38
0.5
Window
Rock
264
31
N36
Window
Rock
264
N36
Window
Rock
N33
Tuba City
Acy
Community
N32
Shiprock
64
N33
Tuba City
N36
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Location
BMP
EMP
23.2
NM64 btwn SW
& NE Jct
22
23
4,961
14.0
Fr AZ264 to
Warrior Dr
321.9
322.4
0.6
4,773
9.9
AZ264 fr N12
Jct to NM State
line
475.5
476.1
65
1.9
4,287
7.3
AZ264 fr N112
Jct to N12 Jct
473.6
475.5
12
36
0.7
9,999
4.7
N12 fr AZ264
Jct to Shonto
Blvd
23.5
24.2
1011
16
0.8
4,034
4.5
Fr N1017 to
Warrior Dr
0
0.8
Percent
Accidents by
Cause*
41.3%
After Dark
37.5%
After Dark
Navajo Nation
Roadway Safety Strategies
Fencing for roads with high rates of
animal crashes
Street lights for roads with high crash
rates after dark
Lighting and intersection design for
intersections with high crash numbers
Access control for areas of development
with high numbers of crashes
Sidewalks and pedestrian crossings for
roads with high pedestrian crash rates
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Data to Identify Location and Severity of Crashes
Navajo Nation Intersection Crash Location Analysis (2001)
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Navajo Nation
Intersection Safety Strategies
Strategies to improve intersection safety
• Better intersection design
• Raised medians
• Street lights in growth centers
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Data Considerations
Data considerations/issues
• What data does the Tribe have?
• What data will be shared outside the Tribe?
• Who will have access to shared data?
− Data in government databases is usually available to the public
• What are the purposes for using the data?
• How will the Tribe be involved in the process (i.e., oversight,
reports, review?)
• What are the advantages or disadvantages to the Tribes in
sharing data?
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Data Considerations (continued)
Determine
• Responsibilities for storage and maintenance
• Standards for integrating data
• Methodology for integrating data
Develop Tribal traffic records coordination committee
Establish Tribal policies on traffic records management
• Internal data storage
• Maintenance responsibilities
Consider NHTSA guidelines when developing a traffic records
system
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Improve communications between planners/engineers and
law enforcement personnel on data needs
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Why is Tribal Transportation Safety Planning necessary?
What is Transportation Planning?
What is Transportation Safety Planning?
What role does data play in Transportation Safety
Planning?
What are the products resulting from Transportation
Safety Planning?
How can we fund the Transportation Safety Planning
process and projects?
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Summary – What have we learned?
Planning Products and
Desired Outcomes
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Products and Desired Outcomes
Coordination with External Planning Processes
Advantageous to Tribal Governments to be part of the
state/MPO planning process
• Participate in development of the transportation plans and
programs
• Participate in development of state/regional transportation
safety plans… particularly the SHSP
• Access to funding
Best Practice –
Maricopa Association of Governments
(Phoenix MPO) has two tribal members
• Gila River Indian Community
• Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
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Products and Desired Outcomes
Tribal Plans and Programs
Tribes may develop their own Tribal plans including
• Tribal Long-Range Transportation Plan (TLRTP)
• Tribal Strategic Highway Safety Plan (TSHSP)
• Tribal Highway Safety Improvement Program (THSIP)
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Products and Desired Outcomes
Tribal Safety Programs
Tribal Safety Programs
• Objectives
− Reduce the number of and severity of motor vehicle crashes
− Decrease the potential for crashes
• Identify and address highway safety needs, i.e.,
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Unsafe highways
Impaired driving
Traffic records improvements
Child passenger safety education
NHTSA-sponsored Safety Assessments
Road safety audits
Tribal Safety Programs
Tribal considerations
• Utilize available Highway Safety Improvement Program
(HSIP) guidelines
• Review and consider revising outdated Tribal transportation
and traffic codes in the THSIP plan
• Develop THSIP plan in coordination with Tribal transportation
planning process
• Coordinate with Safety Management System (SMS)
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Tribal Safety Programs (continued)
Tribal Transportation Safety Management System (SMS)
• Federally mandated that BIA develop a SMS to address safety
on Tribal lands
• Administered by BIA and FHWA with assistance from other
safety partners
• Each Tribe is encouraged, but not required, to develop its
own SMS
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Tribal Safety Programs (continued)
HSIP is a state requirement
• Requires a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) be
developed
• Annual report must be completed describing 5% of state’s
most severe safety locations
• Annual reports required describing progress and
effectiveness of HSIP
Tribes are encouraged to develop their own HSIP in
coordination with the state
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Eligible HSIP Projects
Intersection safety
Pavement and shoulder widening
Rumble strips
Skid resistant surface
Pedestrian, bicycle, disabled improvements
Railway-highway crossing safety improvements
Traffic calming
Safety conscious planning
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Eligible HSIP Projects (continued)
Elimination of a roadside obstacle
Improvement in highway signage
Improvement in data collection and analysis
Work zone safety
Guardrails and barriers
Measures to reduce wildlife crashes
Signs at pedestrian-bicycle crossings and in school zones
Improvements on high-risk rural roads
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THSIP Development
Initiate development of THSIP
Determine whether a Tribe has a highway safety problem
Select funding sources
Plan for THSIP or safety project
Implement the THSIP based on this plan
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Model Process
Flow of Activities
Task 1
Tribal
Council
Appoints
THSIP Team
Preliminary
Highway
Safety
Assessment
Council
Briefings on
Highway
Safety
Programs
Council
Decisions on
Investigating
Highway Safety
Programs
NO
Process
Ends or
Tribe Funds
Own THSIP
YES
Task 2
Identify
Potential
THSIP
Benefits and
Costs for
Tribe
Identify Tribal
Actions
Necessary to
Effectively
Compete for
Funds
Identify
Funding for
Developing
THSIP or
Safety
Project Plans
Preliminary
Selection of
Funding
Sources to
Pursue
NO
Process
Ends or
Tribe Funds
Own THSIP
YES
Task 3
Prepare Scope of Work
for Planning a THSIP
or Highway Safety
Project Plan
Secure Funding for
Development of
THSIP or Highway
Safety Project
Develop Plan
for THSIP or
Highway
Safety Project
Task 4
Establish
THSIP/Safety Project
Implementation Team
and Coordinator
Secure Funding and
Technical Support for
THSIP/Safety Project
Implementation
Implement
THSIP/Safety
Project per
Plan
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Evaluate
Safety
Project(s)
HSIP Data Requirements
5% report of most dangerous locations
• Methods should primarily be based on fatalities and
serious injuries
Determine if reporting will be problematic given
existing capacity and data
Consider community concerns about potentially
hazardous locations, even without crash history
Confer with the state DOT on hazardous roadway
locations before project development (may preclude
state questioning Tribal prioritization of hazardous
locations)
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Products and Desired Outcomes
Tribal Long-Range Transportation Plan (TLRTP)
TLRTP development
• Establish policy, goals, and objectives
• Analyze transportation system conditions
• Perform needs analysis
• Set priorities
• Establish funding plan
• Develop the plan
• Develop the program
• Implement and monitor the plan
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Incorporating Safety
into the Transportation Planning Process
Tribal Council
Safety Committee
Input
TTIP
FUNDING SOURCES
LRTP
IRR TIP
State TIP
Other Sources
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Construct Project
Evaluate
Transportation Safety Behavioral Approach
Tribal Council
Safety Committee
Input
TTIP
FUNDING SOURCES
LRTP
State Highway Safety Offices
Indian Highway Safety Program
Implement Program
State Department of Transportation
Evaluate
Other Sources
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Why is Tribal Transportation Safety Planning necessary?
What is Transportation Planning?
What is Transportation Safety Planning?
What role does data play in Transportation Safety
Planning?
What are the products resulting from Transportation
Safety Planning?
How can we fund the Transportation Safety Planning
process and projects?
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Summary – What have we learned?
Funding
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IRR Transportation Planning Funds
“Up to 2 percent of funds made available for IRR each
fiscal year shall be allocated to those Indian Tribal
Governments applying for transportation planning
pursuant to the provisions of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act” (23 U.S.C.
§204 (J))
In addition to the 2 percent set-aside, Transportation
Planning is an eligible item that can be funded with a
Tribe’s share of IRR funds
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IRR Transportation Planning Funds (continued)
Administered by BIADOT and FHWA Federal Lands
Highway Office
Available to Indian Tribal Governments for transportation
planning on Indian lands
Tribes prioritize how IRR funds will be used at the tribal
level
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IRR Transportation Planning Funds (continued)
Eligible activities include but are not limited to
• Transportation planning
• Tribal representation at transportation planning meetings
• Preparation of application for funds from other sources
• Planning related activities for other modes such as transit
• Employment of a transportation planner
• Research of right-of-way records for transportation planning
purposes
• Other activities in a proposal that is mutually agreeable to the
Indian Tribal Government and the Secretary of the Interior
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IRR Program Funds
IRR Program Funding
• IRR funds allocated to tribes from FHWA through the BIA are based
on a Tribal share formula determined from population and data in
the IRR Inventory
• Priorities for construction and improvement of roads, bridges, and
transit facilities leading to, and within, Indian reservations or other
Indian lands are determined by the local Tribal government
• IRR funds may be used on any eligible transportation project or
facility prioritized by the Tribal government consistent with Title 23
• IRR Program Funds may pay for the local match for many other fund
categories
• A Tribe may use up to $35,000 or 5% of its IRR Program
construction fund, whichever is greater, for transportation planning.
However, BIA will subtract the exceeding amount from the Tribe’s
CTC for the following year, if the Tribe exceeds this threshold
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NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
administered through the state Governor’s representative
(safety only)
• State and Community Highway Safety Grant
• Intoxicated Driver Prevention Program
• Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grants
• Safety Incentive Grants for Safety Belt Use
• Occupant Protection Incentive Grants
• State Highway Safety Data Improvement Grants
• Child Passenger Education Program
• Research and Demonstration Grants
• Training
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BIA Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP)
Funded by NHTSA with BIA being considered as a state
Administered by BIA Office of Indian Highway Safety
Program in Albuquerque
• Programs include many of the same programs available to
states for Highway Safety
• These highway safety funds are set aside in SAFETEA-LU for
Tribal governments the same as the highway safety funds are
set aside to be allocated to states
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States
State funded and administered in some states
• State Highway Funds
• State Safety Funds
• Transportation Loan Programs
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Other Organizations
Indian Health Services (IHS)
• Injury prevention training
• Motor vehicle crash reporting and analysis training
• Fellowships for Epidemiology and Tribal Capacity
Other Federal departments such as Energy, Education,
Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Justice, and
Health and Human Services
Tribal funding
• Tribal health programs
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Why is Tribal Transportation Safety Planning necessary?
What is Transportation Planning?
What is Transportation Safety Planning?
What role does data play in Transportation Safety
Planning?
What are the products resulting from Transportation
Safety Planning?
How can we fund the Transportation Safety Planning
process and projects?
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Summary – What have we learned?
Summary
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Fundamentals of
Tribal Transportation Safety Planning
Develop data collection and storage systems
Analyze data to determine priorities
Collaborate to extend Tribal resources
Use the process to build Tribal capacity
Highway Safety Planning is critical to Tribal quality of life
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Tribal Transportation Safety Planning
Tribal transportation safety
planning can save lives
and reduce injury among
Native Americans
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Tribal Transportation Safety Planning (continued)
Tribal transportation safety
planning requires coordination
but can be integrated into
existing programs
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Tribal Transportation Safety Planning (continued)
Resources are available to
support Tribal transportation
safety planning
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Tribal Transportation Safety Planning (continued)
Many Tribes have succeeded in
establishing effective transportation
safety plans and programs
It can be done!
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Resources
www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/tribaltrans/lrtpmod.htm
www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/tribaltrans/saf_ack.htm
http://tsp.trb.org
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/referral.cfm
http://www.planning.dot.gov/metro.asp
http://www.ltapt2.org/centers
http://tsp.trb.org/assets/Briefing%20Book%20hi-res.pdf
http://www.mmucc.us/
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Why is Tribal Transportation Safety Planning necessary?
What is Transportation Planning?
What is Transportation Safety Planning?
What role does data play in Transportation Safety
Planning?
What are the products resulting from Transportation
Safety Planning?
How can we fund the Transportation Safety Planning
process and projects?
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Summary – What have we learned?
The following slides are considered non-essential but are
available if desired
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Tribal Highway Safety Programs
1.
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Determine whether a Tribe has a highway safety problem
•
Appoint team of relevant agencies to investigate magnitude
of the problem
•
Determine safety outcomes
•
Identify available highway safety funding programs
•
Present Highway safety assessment recommendations to
the Tribal Council
•
Tribal Council decides whether to pursue initiating a safety
project
•
If moving forward, initiate administrative briefings on
program goals and funding requirements
 Tribal Council decides whether to
investigate highway safety program funding
Tribal Highway Safety Programs
2.
Select Funding Sources
•
Identify program benefits and costs
•
Identify program funding availability
For Example
To fund passenger restraint
programs:
NHTSA funds can be used for
public relations campaigns to
promote safety belt use
IRR construction funds can be
used for “buckle up” signs
along roadways
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Tribal Highway Safety Programs
• Determine program requirements to
secure funding
• Determine Tribal actions needed to
secure funding
• Contact funding agencies to determine
availability of funds
 Determine safety funding sources
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Tribal Highway Safety Programs
3.
Plan for a highway-safety project
•
May be an ongoing commitment or short-term commitment
through single safety project
•
Planning should describe organization of program or project
•
Prepare scope of work for safety project
 Develop Project(s)
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Tribal Highway Safety Programs
4.
Implement safety projects
•
Establish implementation team and coordinator
•
Secure funding and technical support
•
Implement project
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Evaluate project
 Implement Project(s)
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