U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
July 2013
Contract Number: DTFH61-11-Q-00101
Publication Number: FHWA-SA-13-033
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Mail Stop: Room E86-301
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| 1. Introduction | |
| Report Objective | |
| Methodology | |
| Report Structure | |
| 2. Baseline of Current Safety Planning Environment | |
| Available Tools and Processes | |
| Challenges With Available Tools and Processes | |
| Funding | |
| Key Takeaways | |
| 3. Safety Focused Decision Making Framework | |
| Identify Potential Projects and Programs. | |
| Narrow & Select a Mix of Projects and Programs | |
| Predict Safety Outcomes of Projects and Programs | |
| Implement Projects and Programs | |
| Achieve State and Local Safety Targets | |
| Continuous Program Improvement Cycle | |
| Using Communication and Collaboration to Foster a Safety Culture | |
| Key Takeaways | |
| 4. Identification of Gaps | |
| Current Gaps | |
| Anticipated Gaps | |
| Key Takeaways | |
| Corner Radius | |
| 5. Suggested Bridging Options | |
| Conduct a Capability Maturity Analysis to Determine Organizational Gaps | |
| Institute Multi-Disciplinary Safety Planning Courses | |
| Develop and Distribute Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT) Toolkits | |
| Expansion Beyond Traditional Funding Sources | |
| Additional Research | |
| 6. Summary and Next Steps | |
| Appendix A: List of Acronyms | |
| Appendix B: Tools Supporting Safety Impact Prediction | |
| Appendix C: Safety Planning Peer Exchange | |
