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Oklahoma Strategic Highway Safety Plan
presented topresented to
SHSP Leadership GroupSHSP Leadership GroupSHSP Working GroupSHSP Working Group
presented bypresented by
Susan HerbelSusan Herbel and Sam Lawton, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.Sam Lawton, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma City, OKDecember 6, 2006December 6, 2006
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Strategic Highway Safety Plan – What’s the Point?
PurposePurpose
Identify the key safety needsIdentify the key safety needs
Guide investment decisionsGuide investment decisions
Align resources for effectivenessAlign resources for effectiveness
Save lives and reduce injuriesSave lives and reduce injuries
Mandated under SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. §148)Mandated under SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. §148)
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The Bottom Line Fatalities and Fatal Crashes
775
849
769
747
662682
739
671
777800
676
729
657
624
586 588
639
595
667
708
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Fatalities
Fatal Crashes
Source: Oklahoma Highway Safety Office - 2005 Oklahoma Crash Facts
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Is This Progress? Mileage Death Rate
2.3
2.6
1.91.8
1.6 1.6 1.61.5
1.7 1.7
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Source: Oklahoma Highway Safety Office – 2005 Oklahoma Crash Facts
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The Consequences
Human
Economic
Mobility
Environmental
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Summary
Motor vehicle crashes are a serious public health problem
Collaboration is key
New approaches are required
Standard, “one size fits all” solutions are nonexistent.
Changes in organizational priorities will be needed.
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SHSP Requirements and Characteristics
Collaboration
Data Driven
Comprehensive
Excellence in Leadership
Effective Implementation
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Leadership
DOT responsibility
Governor’s signature (or designee)
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Collaboration – Key Stakeholders
State DOT
State Highway Safety Office
Regional transportation planning organizations and metropolitan planning organizations
Major modes of transportation
State and local traffic enforcement officials
State persons responsible for administering the Federal rail-grade crossing program
Operation Lifesaver
State MCSAP administrators
State motor vehicle administrators
Major state and local stakeholders (includes tribes)
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Data Driven and Evidence-based
Problem identification• Hot spot and corridor/segment analysis
• All public roads
• Proactive planning
Goals, objectives, performance measures
Program/project selection
Evaluation
Course corrections
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Comprehensive
Education
Enforcement
Engineering
Emergency response
Multimodal
Systemwide
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The 4 E’s of Transportation Safety
Engineering
• ODOT (design, safety, planning, maintenance, operations)
• ODOT districts
• Municipal engineers
Enforcement
• OK Highway Patrol
• Local police departments
• Prosecution
• Judiciary
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The 4 E’s of Transportation Safety
Education
• OK State Department of Education
• Universities
• Public schools
• Community coalitions
Emergency response
• OK State Department of Health(Emergency Medical Services Division)
• Incident management
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The 5th E of Transportation Safety
Everyone else!
• Public involvement
• Elected and appointed officials
• Tribal governments
• Public interest groups (i.e., AAA, AARP, MADD, etc.)
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Effective Implementation
Collaborative leadership, ownership, and management
Action plans w/ milestones
Performance measures
Local involvement
Partner responsibilities
Feedback
Updates
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The 5 E’s of Transportation Safety
Note: “Easy” is not one of them!Note: “Easy” is not one of them!
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SHSP Approach
Identify leadership and facilitate partnerships
Establish goals, objectives, and performance measures
Identify a data-driven process to address all public roads
Develop a public outreach and education program
Identify priority emphasis areas and comprehensive strategies and action plans
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SHSP Approach
Facilitate and document detailed implementation plans and a management structure to carry the SHSP forward
Create a method for tracking progress and evaluating outcomes
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Strategic Alignments to Improve Safety –
A Model for Comprehensive Safety Planning in Oklahoma
Strategic Alignments to Improve Safety –
A Model for Comprehensive Safety Planning in Oklahoma
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Statewide Transportation Statewide Transportation Plan (Long Range Plan)Plan (Long Range Plan)
Metropolitan Metropolitan TransportationTransportation
Plans Plans
State Strategic State Strategic HighwayHighway
Safety Plan (SHSP)Safety Plan (SHSP)
HSIPHSIP
CVSPCVSP
TIP
HSPHSP
Statewide Transportation Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)Improvement Program (STIP)
Traffic Records Traffic Records Strategic PlanStrategic Plan
Safe Routes Safe Routes to Schoolto School
Local Road Local Road Safety ProgramSafety Program
Putting it All Together
Modal PlansModal Plans
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Role of the SHSP Leadership Group
Provide overall direction for the Oklahoma SHSP
Maintain consistency between SHSP and policies of ODOT and other partner agencies
Establish high level support for SHSP
Review and approve SHSP vision, goals, and action plans
Support implementation of SHSP action plans and sustain implementation efforts
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Role of the SHSP Working Group
Provide staff level technical support in the development of the SHSP
Review preliminary products of SHSP planning process
Facilitate collaboration among staff of ODOT and SHSP partners
Lead and/or participate on the emphasis area teams
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SHSP Challenges
Collaboration and public involvement
Leadership
Funding
FHWA/NHTSA reporting requirements
Native Americans
Data and data sharing
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SHSP Schedule
Dec. 6, 2006: Initial Leadership and Working Group Meetings
Dec. 2006-Jan. 2007: Data analysis and stakeholder interviews
Jan. 2007: Establish SHSP Vision, Goals and Emphasis Areas
Feb. - April 2007: Establish Emphasis Area Teams, review data, develop goals and objectives, and identify countermeasure strategies
April-May 2007: Develop Emphasis Area Action Plans
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SHSP Schedule
June 2007: Finalize Emphasis Area Action Plans
July 2007: Draft SHSP for agency & stakeholder review
August 2007: Final SHSP for ODOT review and approval
September 30, 2007: Submit SHSP to FHWA
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Where Do We Go From Here?Where Do We Go From Here?
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“ “ The definition of insanity is doing the The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting same thing over and over and expecting
different results.”different results.”
Franklin, an engraving from a painting by Duplessis
Benjamin Franklin
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?Comments, Questions, Recommendations?