Oklahoma Strategic Highway Safety Plan presented to SHSP Leadership Group SHSP Working Group presented by Susan HerbelSam Lawton, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. presented by Susan Herbel and Sam Lawton, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Oklahoma City, OK December 6, 2006

1 Strategic Highway Safety Plan – Whats the Point?Purpose Identify the key safety needs Identify the key safety needs Guide investment decisions Guide investment decisions Align resources for effectiveness Align resources for effectiveness Save lives and reduce injuries Save lives and reduce injuries Mandated under SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. §148)

2 The Bottom Line Fatalities and Fatal Crashes Fatalities Fatal Crashes Source: Oklahoma Highway Safety Office Oklahoma Crash Facts

3 Is This Progress? Mileage Death Rate Source: Oklahoma Highway Safety Office – 2005 Oklahoma Crash Facts

4 The Consequences Human Economic Mobility Environmental

5 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.

6 SHSP Requirements and Characteristics Collaboration Data Driven Comprehensive Excellence in Leadership Effective Implementation

7 Leadership DOT responsibility Governors signature (or designee)

8 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)

9 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

10 Comprehensive Education Enforcement Engineering Emergency response Multimodal Systemwide

11 The 4 Es of Transportation Safety Engineering ODOT (design, safety, planning, maintenance, operations) ODOT districts Municipal engineers Enforcement OK Highway Patrol Local police departments Prosecution Judiciary

12 The 4 Es 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

13 The 5 th E of Transportation Safety Everyone else! Public involvement Elected and appointed officials Tribal governments Public interest groups (i.e., AAA, AARP, MADD, etc.)

14 Effective Implementation Collaborative leadership, ownership, and management Action plans w/ milestones Performance measures Local involvement Partner responsibilities Feedback Updates

15 The 5 Es of Transportation Safety Note: Easy is not one of them!

16 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

17 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

18 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

19 Statewide Transportation Plan (Long Range Plan) Metropolitan Transportation Plans State Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) HSIP CVSP TIP HSP Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Traffic Records Strategic Plan Safe Routes to School Local Road Safety Program Putting it All Together Modal Plans

20 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

21 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

22 SHSP Challenges Collaboration and public involvement Leadership Funding FHWA/NHTSA reporting requirements Native Americans Data and data sharing

23 SHSP Schedule Dec. 6, 2006: Initial Leadership and Working Group Meetings Dec 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

24 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

25 Where Do We Go From Here?

26 The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Franklin, an engraving from a painting by Duplessis Benjamin Franklin

27 ? Comments, Questions, Recommendations?