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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