1. The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

2. Data, Partnerships, and Results: The Southeast Michigan Example

3. What is the Work of Safety Planning?

4. SEMCOG LRP Safety Goal and Objectives Promote a safe and secure transportation systemPromote a safe and secure transportation system Reduce traffic crashesReduce traffic crashes Increase safety for transit ridersIncrease safety for transit riders Address roadway incidentsAddress roadway incidents Develop pedestrian friendly communitiesDevelop pedestrian friendly communities Assist local communities in defining safety needsAssist local communities in defining safety needs

5. Crash Data Analysis Start with state police crash dataStart with state police crash data Identify high-crash locationsIdentify high-crash locations –Frequency –Rate –Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) –Relative Severity Index (RSI) –Crash Probability Index (CPI) Examine crash typesExamine crash types Identify solutions/optionsIdentify solutions/options Perform cost/benefit analysisPerform cost/benefit analysis

6. Crash Data Analysis continued Use GIS (combining crash with other transportation planning data)Use GIS (combining crash with other transportation planning data) –Road geometrics (width, configuration) –Traffic volumes –Congestion –Land use –Pavement conditions –Census

7. Elderly Crashes and Population Fatal Injury Property Damage Only

8. SEMCOG Safety Tools used by Local Governments SEMCOG Traffic Safety ManualSEMCOG Traffic Safety Manual –Step-by-step instructions/worksheets –Regional peer group critical values –Lists of potential mitigating measures (includes crash reduction factors and O & M costs) –Benefit /cost analysis SEMCOG Transportation Data Management ToolSEMCOG Transportation Data Management Tool –Includes 6 years of crash data –Create community crash profile reports –Search and report on intersections and segments (high- crash intersection ranking lists, detailed reports) –Create crash maps

11. Use by Local Governments Helps promote safety needsHelps promote safety needs Mix of potential countermeasuresMix of potential countermeasures Budget ballparkBudget ballpark Point to engage traffic engineerPoint to engage traffic engineer

12. Partnering and Coordination Governor’s Traffic Safety Advisory Commission (GTSAC)Governor’s Traffic Safety Advisory Commission (GTSAC) –Traffic Safety/Engineering Advisory Committee –Non-motorized Advisory Committee –Intersection Action Team Michigan Transportation Summit (MDOT)Michigan Transportation Summit (MDOT) –Safety Action Team Michigan ITSMichigan ITS –Incident Management Coordinating Committee

13. Addressing Local Needs Special studiesSpecial studies –Toward Walkable Communities in Southeast Michigan –Elderly Mobility and Safety Task Force Red-Light-Running Task ForceRed-Light-Running Task Force –Michigan “Stop on Red” Coalition Michigan Deer Crash CoalitionMichigan Deer Crash Coalition AAA Michigan Road Improvement ProjectAAA Michigan Road Improvement Project

14. Red-Light-Running Crashes Fatal Injury PDO

15. Red-Light-Running Crashes continued

16. Car-Deer Crashes

17. SEMCOG Safety Results Integrated safety into overall transportation programIntegrated safety into overall transportation program Programmed and implemented safety projects using STP fundsProgrammed and implemented safety projects using STP funds Increased sensitivity of the public and media to safety issuesIncreased sensitivity of the public and media to safety issues Increased use of traffic and safety partnersIncreased use of traffic and safety partners

18. 2002 Southeast Michigan Crash Clock Crash every 3 minutesCrash every 3 minutes Someone injured in crash every 9.6 minutesSomeone injured in crash every 9.6 minutes Someone killed every 19.7 hoursSomeone killed every 19.7 hours Alcohol-involved crash every 1.4 hoursAlcohol-involved crash every 1.4 hours –Someone killed in alcohol-involved crash every 2.5 days Vehicle-deer crash every 1.4 hoursVehicle-deer crash every 1.4 hours

19. ... a partnership... a regional planner... a forum... an advocate... a data resource is...

20. “Just Do It”