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Local Road Safety Plans

Na t ion a l As s oc ia t ion of

Cou n ty En g in e e r s (NACE)

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Local Road Safety Plans

About NACE(31 St a t e Affi l ia te s Sh ow n in Gr e e n )

The voice of county road officials

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NACE Strategic Safety Goals

Create a safety partnerships

Data Driven Safety Analysis (DDSA)

Development of Local Road Safety Plans

Professional Development

The voice of county road officials

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Local Road Subcommittee

Counties are signatory on Strategic State Highway Safety Plan

Local Road Safety Plan Pilot Program

Reciprocal Safety Committee membership for leadership& joint conference calls and webinars

Local Safety Training Curriculum

The voice of county road officials

Partnershipsaccomplishments

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Tow a r d Ze r o De a th s

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W h y Ze r o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhiUv9hX-o&feature=em-share_video_user

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Tr a ffic De a th s in you r Cou n tyPoll results from last webinar

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H ow d o w e g e t to Ze r o?

Local Road Safety Plans

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W h y Loc a l Roa d Sa fe ty P la n s ?

More than 75% of all roads are maintained by local agencies

Approximately 40% of fatalities occur on locally owned roadways

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Good planning Good projectsFewer crashes

25%17%

Washington State Minnesota

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W h y w ou ld a loc a l a g e n c y u s e a loc a l r oa d s a fe ty p la n ?

• To help define safety priorities

• To be proactive vs. reactive

• To serve as a communication tool

• To position an agency to obtain outside funding (e.g., grants)

• To create a sustainable safety effort

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LRSP P i lo t Ove r v ie w

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De s i r e d Ou tc om e s

Greater awareness of road safety

Development lasting partnerships

Prioritized & achievable investments

Supports grant applications; and

Reduction in severe crashes

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LRSP P i lo t P r og r a m In c lu d e s

• Training

• Technical Support

• Providing Crash Data

• Data Analysis Support

• In-Person Workshop

• An LRSP!

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Exp e c ta t ion s

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DOT/LTAP /Div is ion Offic e Role s• Provide safety data and analysis support as

needed

• Participate in the webinars & workshop

• Serve as eyes and ears • Sharing information between counties and

respective stakeholders

• Provide information and feedback to the delivery team throughout the process

• Think about opportunities to reduce severe crashes on local roads

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Cou n ty Le a d Role• Be a champion • Lead or supervise the development of the

plan content (there will be “homework”!) • Provide input and feedback to your state

partners• Participate in the webinars and in-person

workshop • Think about opportunities to effectively

reduce severe crashes in your county• Engage stakeholders

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Sc h e d u le a n d Re s ou r c e s

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P i lo t Sc h e d u le

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October kickoff

December workshop

Spring 2019 a completed LRSP

Local Road Safety Plans

P i lo t W e b s i te

https://www.countyengineers.org/nace-fhwa-nltapa-hands-on-local-road-safety-plan-workshop

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