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Federal Highway Administration
Office of Safety
FHWA-SA-14-102
November 2014
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1. Report No. FHWA-SA-14-102 |
2. Government Accession No. |
3. Recipient's Catalog No. |
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4. Title and Subtitle Integrating Safety in the Rural Transportation Planning Process |
5. Report Date November 2014 |
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6. Performing Organization Code |
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7. Author(s) Nicole Waldheim, Susan Herbel, Ph.D., Carrie Kissel |
8. Performing Organization Report No. |
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9. Performing Organization Name and Address Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with National Association of Development Organizations |
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) |
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11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-10-D-00020-T-14-001 |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Department of Transportation |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered Technical Report December 16, 2013 through December 31, 2014 |
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14. Sponsoring Agency Code FHWA |
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15. Supplementary Notes FHWA Project Manager (COTM), Rosemarie Anderson Technical Oversight Working Group: Raymond Concho, Pueblo of Acoma; Jesse Day, Piedmont Triad Regional Council; Lisa Davey-Bates, Lake County/City Area Planning Council; Dave Harris, FHWA Office of Planning; Amy Kessler, North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission; Lorrie Lau, FHWA Office of Planning; Chimai Ngo, FHWA Office of Safety; Garrett Pedersen, Iowa Department of Transportation; Rita Seto, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commissions; Andrew Shepler, Ohio Department of Transportation; Andrew Smith, Central Arizona Governments; Joan Walton, Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments |
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16. Abstract Rural areas consistently experience higher numbers of crash-related fatalities and serious injuries than urban areas. Regional planning organizations (RPO) are poised to assist state departments of transportation (DOT) and local officials in addressing the safety needs in nonmetropolitan areas in accordance with statewide safety goals. RPOs in general engage in a planning process to understand the regional issues and needs, and identify strategies to address them through coordination with regional stakeholders. The opportunity exists to incorporate safety into this existing process. This Technical Report provides methods for integrating safety into each step of the RPO planning and programming process, to assist in addressing rural roads multimodal safety needs. |
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17. Key Words Transportation safety planning, regional planning organizations, rural safety, planning process |
18. Distribution Statement No restrictions |
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19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages 100 |
22. Price N/A |
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2.0 Safety and Transportation Planning
2.1 Legislation and Requirements
2.2 Planner's Role in Transportation Safety Planning
2.3 Defining Safety in the Rural Planning Context
2.4 Transportation Safety Challenges
2.5 RPO Transportation Planning Process
2.6 Fitting Safety into the RPO Transportation Planning Process
3.0 Methods for Integrating Safety into the Transportation Planning Process
3.2 Public Involvement/Outreach
3.3 Multidisciplinary Coordination
3.6 Safety Performance Measures and Targets
4.0 Linking RPO Planning Documents
Appendix C. Implementation Plan
Table 2.1 Elements of the Transportation Planning Process
Table 2.2 Elements of the Transportation Planning Process
Table 3.1 Priority Planning Area Work Sheet, Public Involvement
Table 3.2 Priority Planning Area Work Sheet, Multidisciplinary Committees
Table 3.3 Priority Planning Area Work Sheet, Data and Analysis
Table 3.4 Priority Planning Work Sheet, Safety Goals and Objectives
Table 3.5 Priority Planning Area Work Sheet, Performance Measures and Targets
Table 3.6 Priority Planning Area Work Sheet, Project Prioritization and Programming
Table 3.7 Sample Tracking Template for Individual Safety Objectives
Table 3.8 Priority Planning Area Work Sheet Monitoring and Evaluation
Table B.1 Key Resources to Advance RPO Transportation Safety Planning
Table C.1 Implementation Worksheet
Figure 3.1 SeeClickFix Web Mapping Tool
Figure 3.4 Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission (Virginia) Spatial Analysis
Figure 3.5 Survey Output from the Iowa Northland Regional COG
Figure 3.8 East Central Intergovernmental Association Crash Density Data
Figure 3.9 Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commission Contributing Factors Data
Figure 3.10 Florida-Alabama TPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Emphasis Area Data
Figure 3.11 Sample Data to Depict Crash Data Trends to Set Performance Targets
Figure 3.12 Sample Fatality and Serious Injury Data for Evaluation Purposes
Figure 3.13 Sample Data for Goal Area Monitoring and Evaluation
Figure 3.14 Piedmont Triad Speed Management Study Results
Figure A.1a Vermont Highway Safety Forum Registration Flyer
Figure A.1b Vermont Highway Safety Forum Registration Flyer (continued)
Figure C.1 Example Completed Implementation Worksheet
Figure C.2 Sample Blank Action Plan Worksheet for Opportunity/Strategy #2
Figure C.3 Sample Blank Action Plan Worksheet for Opportunity/Strategy #3
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