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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