Transportation Safety Action Plans. Joseph Marek, Clackamas County Nick Foster, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Brian Ray, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

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1 Transportation Safety Action Plans Joseph Marek, Clackamas County Nick Foster, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Brian Ray, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

2 Presentation Overview Introductions Existing County Processes and TSAP Motivation Emerging Trends in Safety Management TSAP Development TSAP Outcomes County Plans for Using the TSAP How Other Agencies Can Do Their Own TSAP Questions and Discussion

3 Introductions Joseph Marek, Clackamas County Nick Foster, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Brian Ray, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

4 Safety Why? Simple Save Lives, Prevent Injuries! Whose lives?

5 Existing Clackamas County Processes (Pre-TSAP) Reoccurring and/or On-going Activities SPIS List Annual Prioritized List of Locations Signing - Continually checking/updating sign placement Pavement Markings Evaluating pass/no pass zones, investigating more durable/cost effective markings Incident Response Traffic Control Service Requests speed zoning, vegetation, sidewalks

6 Existing Processes (cont d) Established Programs Safety Corridor Program Guardrail Program (repair/remove/upgrade/construct) Vegetation Management Program

7 Existing Clackamas County Processes (Pre-TSAP) Tools in Use Safety Reviews (County roads) Signal operations to address safety issues Small scale Road Safety Audits Cooperation with Sheriff s Office Community and Stakeholder Involvement Traffic Safety Commission - Citizen sounding board for traffic issues Safe Communities Striving to bring together the 5 E s Service Requests from Citizens Pedestrian/Bicycle Committee

8 Safe Communities Program Started in 2005 grant from ODOT-TSD Reduce injuries and fatalities in Clackamas County Transportation focused 5-E approach to safety Shared program with Sheriff s Office Growing coalition with diverse partners Most partners outside of Engineering! SC is key link to safety culture and Enforcement Education Emergency Services

9 Motivation for Doing a TSAP Safety groups are going in different directions All groups want to improve safety Activities and efforts not consistently coordinated or aligned

10 TSAP Purpose and Vision Focus on Injury/Fatality Prevention Create a Safety Culture in Clackamas County Align and Coordinate Efforts Develop an Action Plan Data driven, but not data focused All 5 E s, not just engineering

11 Coordinated, Planned, and Managed Efforts

12 EMERGING TRENDS

13 Limitations and Opportunities Current Method Limitations Opportunities Perceived Safety Objective Safety Reactive Proactive One-time Repeatable Uncoordinated Coordinated

14 Factors affecting crashes

15 The 5E s Education Improve Skills and Awareness Repeated Exposure is Important Variety of Mediums Enforcement Targeted High-Visibility Engineering Design, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance Emergency Services Last Opportunity to Improve Health Outcomes Evaluation Are Solutions Effective?

16 Subjective vs. Objective Perceived vs. Measured SUBJECTIVE Downtown is difficult as it is without having a roundabout death trap in it. - Chico Enterprise - Record Posted: 03/08/2011 OBJECTIVE Converting a traffic signal in an urban area to a roundabout reduces injury/fatal crashes by about 60%. HSM 2010

17 Crashes Are Rare and Random Figure Source: Highway Safety Manual

18 Nominal Safety vs. Substantive Safety 18 Source: NCHRP 480

19 Recognizing Regression to the Mean 19

20 TSAP DEVELOPMENT

21 TSAP Development Vision Development Stakeholder Involvement TSAP Framework Data Analysis

22 Vision Development Goal: Reduce Fatal and Severe Injury Crashes by ½ in 10 Years Objectives: Safety Culture Coordinated Efforts Toward Common Goals Integrated Databases Incorporate HSM Principles

23 Stakeholders

24 Stakeholder Involvement Stakeholder Involvement Survey Direct Contact Traffic Safety Commission Meetings

25 TSAP Framework Holistic approach Multiple disciplines Considering full range of activities Framework for the future Building on past successes Further nurturing and developing a safety culture Identifying near-term next steps and goals Setting the stage for longer-term goals 25

26 Data Analysis Data Informed Identify Overarching Crash Trends Identify Improvements to Data Management Identify Desired Evolution of Data Analysis Not Data Focused Crashes are Rare and Random Patterns Change Desired Analysis Methods Not in Place

27 Clackamas County Crash Trends Fatal and Severe Injury Contributing Circumstances Top 3 Contributing Circumstances Analyzed Further

28 Data Management Integrate Databases Crash Data Traffic Volumes Roadway Data

29 Data Analysis Apply More Robust HSM Performance Measures Require Calibration ODOT Factors Available Soon Interim Measures May be Applied in Future Updates

30 Data Analysis Integrate Broad Range of Data 911 Calls Hospital Records Use Data to Inform Non-Engineering Activities Enforcement Emergency Response

31 TSAP OUTCOMES

32 TSAP Outcomes Categorized Action Items Timeframes Short Medium Long Categories County-wide Each of the 5 E s

33 Overall Summary of Actions Modifications to Plans, Policies, Design Standards, and Development Review Process Improve Data Management Integrate HSM Analysis Techniques and Performance Measures Establish and Implement Evaluation Process Expand Interagency and Stakeholder Cooperation and Coordination 33

34 County-wide Actions Funding Support Integration Examples: Create Safety Culture Work Group Financial Sustainability Model for Safe Communities Integrate TSAP Into Comprehensive Plan

35 Education Actions Coordination with Partner Organizations Targeted Groups Messaging Strategies Funding Examples: Focused Education for Populations Overrepresented in Crash/Citation Data Increase the Use of Social Media Develop Clearinghouse for Information Sharing

36 Enforcement Actions Coordination Training Traffic Unit Enhancements Examples: Assign Resources to Top 10 Crash Locations Representation on Safe Communities Work Group Employ E-Citation and E-Crash Technology

37 Emergency Medical Services Actions Coordination Enhanced Response Times Quality Assurance Examples Representation on Safe Communities Working Group Improve EMS Reporting for Safety Audits Review Transport Data Time and Work with Stakeholders to Fill Gaps

38 Engineering Actions Data Management/Analysis Development Review Coordination Examples: Investigate Feasibility of Incorporating Safety Analysis into Development Review Collect At-Risk Indicator Data (i.e. 911 calls) Integrate HSM Predictive Method and Network Screening Principles

39 Evaluation Actions Summary Regularly Update Elected Officials Coordinated Survey of Safety Conditions Develop Metrics for Evaluating Safety Culture Review Data w/ Respect to TSAP Goals and Objectives

40 Summary Transportation Safety Action Plan is a Tool for: Comprehensively and Proactively Addressing Safety Coordinating Efforts Nurturing and Growing a Holistic Safety Culture Integrating Safety Throughout Transportation Process Reaching Safety Goals (e.g., Zero Transportation Fatalities) 40

41 CLACKAMAS COUNTY IMPLEMENTATION & DO-IT-YOURSELF ADVICE

42 How Clackamas County Plans to Use the TSAP Our jumping off point to building a Safety Culture TSAP = key step TSP = mechanism to adopt, integrate into planning process TSAP goals set the stage and the pace 50% reduction in fatality and serious injuries in 10 years Aggressive goal!

43 Safety Culture Being Built from Ground- Up Through Safe Communities Program Current coalition that is growing With TSAP Adopted Work with County to also build Safety Culture Top- Down Implement TSAP Across the 5-E s Image Courtesy Clackamas County Staff

44 How Other Agencies Can Do Their Own TSAP Need to take first step Can be very simple (i.e. inexpensive) TSAP s intended to be more fluid Start small and amend document as efforts grow and change Data analysis is key ODOT can provide basic data analysis support or Internal staff or consultant can help with crash trends, causes, etc.

45 Build Your Own TSAP Engage 5-E stakeholders Or begin relationship with stakeholders Public safety around transportation is typically #1 citizen concern Build on that and work to make the system safer Free help ODOT, partner agencies, safety partners and stakeholders TRAFFIC SAFETY STARTS WITH YOU!!

46 TRAFFIC SAFETY STARTS WITH YOU!! Questions and Comments Joe Marek Nick Foster Brian Ray