Overview Two Examples of Local Systemic Safety Partnerships Brief History of Crashes and Systemic Safety in Ohio Ohio is a Home Rule State 120,000 miles maintained by: ODOT 937 cities/villages 1,309 townships 88 counties 1,109 law enforcement agencies THE ROAD TO ZERO FATALITIES ROADWAY DEPARTURE % SEATBELTS % ALCOHOL-RELATED % YOUNG DRIVER % % SPEED-RELATED THE ROAD TO ZERO Serious Injuries ROADWAY DEPARTURE % YOUNG DRIVER % % INTERSECTION Brief History of Systemic Highway Safety Program Improvements on high-crash or severe crash public roads $102M annually Requests typically $5M or less Historically spot safety projects Systemic Treatments In 2006, Ohio shifted its focus to include systemic safety. Weve made investments in: Reflectorized Back Plates, LED Bulbs, Battery Backups Signal Timing Corridors Curve Signage Primarily on the state system Cable Median Barrier Edge Line Rumble Stripes Dual Stop, LED Stop Signs, Post Delineators Systemic Treatments Every two years, we select investments by: Setting crash thresholds to prioritize locations Establishing templates and guidelines Modified systemic approach based on availability of roadway data Identifying high-risk roadway features Identifying crash types Reviewing nationally proven, low-cost countermeasures Local Systemic Safety Partnerships Ohio is using LTAP, MPOs and the County Engineers Association to coach local partners through the systemic safety process. Administer safety funding and assist with implementation Crash analysis Countermeasure and location screening and prioritization Training How do we make it easy? Township Safety Signs Township Safety Signs Grant Program Administered through Ohio LTAP using $1M annually in HSIP funding. Townships install signs at their cost 100% federal funds Up to $50,000 in materials (signs, posts, hardware) Top 100 Townships based on total crashes Templates and guidance created by ODOT Township Safety Signs Sign Order Priorities Locations are prioritized using crash maps developed for every township. Review non-crash areas w/ similar characteristics Review crash areas by severity Complete sign order form Township Safety Signs Paperwork Process No out of pocket money for the Townships. ODOT pays the vendor directly Township certifies the order is complete LTAP/ODOT issues a purchase order to the vendor w/ instructions to deliver materials to the township. LTAP conducts sample QAR to verify sign installation Township Safety Signs Before and After Since 2013, 152 Ohio Townships have received about $3M for 48,000 new safety signs. Township Safety Signs Before and After MPO Systematic Safety Pilot Systematic Safety Improvements Identify crash types Identify high risk features Select countermeasures Screen and prioritize locations Facilitate review and implementation Project Evaluation MPO-led Regional Pilot Project ($2M) Advance low-cost safety improvements by working with member governments Create a template for other MPOs Phase 1Phase 2 Targets angle crashes Targets pedestrian crashes Phase 1 Installation to start in spring across 11 communities Signal Upgrade Location FHWA Signage Location LED Stop Sign Location Identify crash types Identify high-risk features Select countermeasures Screen and prioritize locations Facilitate review and implementation Project Evaluation General Criteria Step 1: GIS Analysis Spatially join intersections to crashes within 500ft Urbanized Area Boundary was used to classify locations as urban or non-urban 500 ft Step 2: Verification of Results Please answer these questions for each intersection Intersection LocationJurisdiction Total Crashes Angle Crashes Severity Index All Severity Index Angle Is there a signal at this location? Does the existing signal have reflective backplates? Should this location be considered for installation of a reflective backplate? (if so, please answer the two additional questions to the right) How many signal heads are at this intersection? Description of signal support or other features of the signal that may affect backplate installation Cleveland Morse RdColumbus Cleveland Dublin Granville Rd / SR 161Columbus Hilliard Rome Renner RdColumbus Morse Westerville Rd / SR 3Columbus Dublin Granville Rd / SR Maple Canyon DrColumbus Gender Refugee RdColumbus Broad St / SR James RdColumbus Henderson Olentangy River RdColumbus E Livingston Hamilton Rd / SR 317Columbus Brice Scarborough Blvd / Tussing RdColumbus Hamilton Rd / SR Refugee RdColumbus Waggoner E Broad St / SR 16Columbus Lyra Polaris Pkwy / SR 750Columbus Broad St / SR Lancaster Ave / Reynoldsburg-New Albany RdColumbus E Broad St / SR Taylor Station Rd / Mt Carmel Service RdColumbus Karl Morse RdColumbus Morse Sunbury RdColumbus Step 3: Selection of Potential locations Step 4: Evaluations/ Field Reviews Signal Strength Evaluations Were performed by TEC engineering who was on task order with ODOT in batch Field reviews were performed by locals to determine signage needs Step 5: Selection of Final locations Funding available to jurisdictions was based on a combination of need and geographical equity Need Calculation Geographic equity All Treatments 67 Locations will be treated 28% (19) of these locations were on MORPCs top 100 High Crash Locations list Signal Upgrade Location FHWA Signage Location LED Stop Sign Location Lessons Learned You need good data Working with 11 jurisdictions is hard 11 different engineers 11 different standards 11 different sets of priorities and concerns Youve got to make it as easy as possible Contacts and Kudos Jordan Whisler, MORPC, Victoria Beale, Ohio LTAP, Michelle May, ODOT,