Case Study Tag: Planning

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.

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.

DelDOT’s Road Design Manual

Delaware
The DelDOT Road Design Manual includes key changes in road design practices with several new and updated policies and guidelines geared toward creating a safer, more multi-modal roadway network.

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%.

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.

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