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Prioritizing Safe System Elements Along a Rural Continuum

FHWA
This pilot effort created a new way of looking at rural safety needs on a continuum. The project used six characteristics: block size, distance to fire stations, distance to public schools, distance to Level 1 & 2 trauma centers, intersection density, and undeveloped land.
2020 Census Block MapsHomeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD)National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD)USDA National Land Cover Database2024 Safety Summit Poster

Aligning Projects and Policies with the Safe System Approach

FHWA
FHWA has a Safe System Alignment Framework for projects, to assess roadway locations and potential infrastructure improvements through a Safe System lens. It also offers a Safe System framework for policy, to assess policies, plans, processes, programs, and documents.
Safety System Project-Based Alignment FrameworkProject-Based Framework FlyerSafety System Policy-Based Alignment FrameworkSafe System Roadway Design Hierarchy2024 Safety Summit Poster

Making Safety Everyone’s Business: Integrate Safety into All Programs and Projects

FHWA
FHWA has several resources and examples of integrating safety into all transportation projects, throughout the project lifecycle, from planning through operations and maintenance. They also have resources for organizational safety culture and programmatic safety integration.
2024 Safety Summit Poster2023 Safety Summit Poster

AASHTOWARE Safety Powered by Numetric – Unleashing the Power of Crash Analytics

Georgia
AASHTOWare Safety powered by Numetric improved the efficiency of crash data analysis by 60%.
AASHTOWare ArticleNumetric Case StudyNumetric LRSP Case StudyAASHTO Case Study

SAFER Tool for All Projects

Missouri
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) developed a series of safety questions to be applied to every transportation project at the agency.
MODOT SAFER WebsiteToward Zero Deaths Case StudyAASHTO Case Study2023 Safety Summit Poster

Access Management Study – FM 1488

Texas
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) studied access management to improve safety on a four-lane roadway in a growing area
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