Transcript Item #10 Briefing on Draft Safety Element for the 2007 CLRP Michael J.

Item #10
Briefing on Draft
Safety Element for the 2007 CLRP
Michael J. Farrell
Andrew J. Meese, AICP
COG/TPB Staff
TPB Technical Committee
November 2, 2007
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Need for a Transportation Safety
Element of the CLRP
• Traffic Safety is critical to quality of life and other
TPB goals
• Safety already informs multiple elements of the
CLRP
• A specific Transportation Safety Element will
give Safety a higher profile with the TPB and the
public
– Better information, better decision-making
• A Safety Element is required by SAFTETEA-LU
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Federal Regulations
• SAFETEA-LU made Safety a separate Planning Factor to be addressed in
the CLRP
• Metropolitan long-range plans developed after July 1, 2007 must have a
Safety Element
• Federal regulations for metropolitan planning issued February 14, 2007
address Safety:
– Safety Planning Factor:
2. Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users.
– The Safety Element
“The metropolitan transportation plan should include a safety element that
incorporates or summarize the priorities, goals, countermeasures, or projects
for the MPA contained in the (State) Strategic Highway Safety Plan …”
[§450.306(a), §450.322 (h) , Metropolitan Transportation Planning, Final Rule,
Federal Register, February 14, 2007]
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Transportation Safety
Subcommittee
• Background – June 6 Safety Forum
– Broad participation:
• State DOT’s, local staff, law enforcement, public health,
citizens
• Approximately 45 attendees
– Received Presentations on the three State Strategic
Highway Safety Plans
– Discussed the possibility of forming a Safety
Subcommittee
• Follow-up meeting of Safety Stakeholders July
31st
• Bimonthly meetings anticipated
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Proposed Roles for a Safety
Subcommittee
• Roles
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Oversee Safety Element of the CLRP
Exchange information among Safety stakeholders
Identify opportunities for coordination of safety programs
Compile regional safety data and identify regional problems
Advise the TPB and TPB Technical Committee on Safety
• Membership
– Broad participation of Safety Stakeholders
– Designated representative/contact from TPB member agencies
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FY 2008 TPB Committee Structure
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Schedule
June 6, 2007
Transportation Safety Summit
July 1
New FY2008 resources began (separate UPWP task)
July 31st 2007
Meeting of Safety Stakeholders
October 5
Tech Committee review of process framework
October 26
Draft CLRP components available for review
November 2
TPB Technical Committee discussion of updated CLRP
components
December
Final draft updated CLRP Safety Element
January 16, 2008
Approval of updated CLRP including Safety Element
Winter/Spring 2008
Follow-up activities
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Draft Safety Element for the
Updated CLRP - Outline
1. TPB Role in Transportation Safety
2. Transportation Safety in the Washington
Region
2A. Causes and Types of Crashes
2B. Geographic Distribution
2C. Regional Safety Programs
3. Need for a Transportation Safety Element
4. State Strategic Highway Safety Plans
5. Regional Transportation Safety Emphasis
Areas
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Page 1: TPB Role in
Transportation Safety
• TPB Vision (1998) provides policy framework for
development of CLRP
– Calls for:
• Safer transportation facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and
persons with special needs
• Priority to the safety of all modes and facilities
• Enforcement of traffic laws and motor carrier safety
regulations
• Achievement of national targets for seatbelt use
• Appropriate features in facility design
• Implementation of effective safety measures, including
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Red-light cameras
Skid-resistant pavements
Elimination of Roadside hazards
Better Intersection controls
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Page 1: TPB Role in Transportation
Safety (continued)
• TIP identifies Safety Projects/Funding
• Safety Interactions in the TPB Work Program
– CMP
– Management & Operations
• Traffic Signals
– Bicycle and Pedestrian
• Street Smart
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Bus
Freight
Access for All
Transportation-Land Use Connections Program
Transportation Safety Subcommittee
• Street Smart Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program
• Outlook
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Page 2: Transportation Safety in
the Washington Region
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Deaths and Injuries
Page 2A: Causes and Types of Crashes
Page 2B: Geographic Distribution
Staff has compiled and reviewed available
datasets
• Further data gathering & compilation needed
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Traffic Deaths per 100,000 Population
in the Washington Region
450
10.0
403
400
350
409
392
387
384
9.0
8.8
8.6
8.5
8.2
8.1
300
8.0
Traffic Deaths
7.0
Traffic Deaths
per 100,000
250
200
150
6.0
100
5.0
50
0
4.0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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Traffic Injuries per 100,000 Population
in the Washington Region
60,000
1,200
1,092
1,040
1,011
50,000
1,000
933
892
40,000
800
Traffic Injuries
30,000
600
Traffic Injuries
per 100,000
49,777
48,134
47,366
44,416
20,000
42,835
10,000
400
200
0
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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Page 2C: Regional Transportation
Safety Programs
• Washington Regional Alcohol Program
(WRAP)
• Smooth Operator
• Street Smart
• TPB staff will participate in planning for
these programs
– Transportation Safety Subcommittee may identify
other media and enforcement efforts that could
benefit from regional coordination
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Page 3: Need for a Transportation
Safety Element of the CLRP
• Describes Importance of Traffic Safety to
quality of life and other TPB goals
• Describes Interactions of Safety with TPB
Programs
• Notes federal requirements and identifies
this document as the response to those
requirements
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Page 4: State Strategic Highway
Safety Plans (SHSPs)
• Describes DC, Maryland and Virginia
Strategic Highway Safety Plans
• Describes SHSP process for choosing
Safety goals and Emphasis areas
(example: impaired driving)
• Data-driven
– Better information and Decision Support
Systems are a key emphasis area
• States to develop Implementation Plans
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Page 5: Traffic Safety Emphasis
Areas for the Washington Region
SHSP goals and emphasis areas are incorporated
into the Traffic Safety Element of the CLRP
using the following considerations:
– Common goals and Emphasis Areas
– Emphasis areas that lend themselves to regional
planning
• Regional media/enforcement
• Regional Data sharing and compilation
• Exchange of information on best practices
– Emphasis areas tied to other areas of the CLRP
• Pedestrians, bicyclists, freight, bus, disabled, emergency
response
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Follow-Up Activities
• Regional Data Compilation & Analysis
– States are upgrading their traffic records systems to provide
better and more timely data
– Brief the Safety Subcommittee, other Committees on results as
needed
• Coordination with Other Committees
– Continue to participate in the SHSP planning process
– Coordinate with WRAP, Smooth Operator
– Attend other relevant TPB committee meetings, interact with
COG Public Safety Program as appropriate
• Transportation Safety Subcommittee to begin regular
meetings
– Agencies may wish to designate representatives
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