Ames Area MDST: Creation & HW30 Wrong Way Project
• Presentation Outline:
– What are MDST’s? (Terry, Iowa DOT)
– Partnering to Share Data/Tools/Ideas (Damion, City of Ames/Ames Are MPO)
– Ames Experience in Implementing a MDST (Commander Huff, Ames PD)
– US HW 30 Wrong Way Project (Willy, Iowa DOT)
Multi-Disciplinary Safety Teams Teaming UP to Improve Safety Multi-Disciplinary Partners lead To Succeed
How to get organized
• Contact local safety advocates
• Explore local need and history
• Who are the safety champions in the region/metro area? Get the right people at the table
• Create a Safety Steering Committee/Multi-Discipline Safety Team
Structure of MDST - Many Pieces
• County/City Engineers
• Local Law Enforcement
• Emergency Response
• MPOs/RPAs • State Patrol • Iowa DOT
• GTSB • FHWA • General Public • Educators • Media/Marketing • Statewide
Emergency Operations - IDOT
Possible Participants
Current MDST Locations
MDST Success Stories • US 30 Wong Way Movement Project
• Crash Analysis Workshops
• Diversion Route Projects
• Incident Management and Quick Clearance
• Special Event Safety Efforts
• I-380 Head to Head safety plan in Waterloo area
• Post crash reviews
• LIDAR acquisition for State Patrol
• MACH expansion
• Broadband discussions
Why MDSTs Work
• Input
• Expertise within each discipline
• Relationships
• Local perspective
• Communication
• Cooperation
Fort Dodge October 1, 2009
Main Point About MDSTs
• Simply Put – THEY WORK
• Get Involved – Share you Expertise
• Contact: Terry Ostendorf
515-239-1077
Ames MSDT: Sharing Data/Tools/Ideas
• Maps
–Aerials
–Routes
• Crash Data
• GIS Analysis Tools
• Video
Ames MSDT: Sharing Data/Tools/Ideas
Ames MSDT: Sharing Data/Tools/Ideas
Ames MSDT: Sharing Data/Tools/Ideas
Ames MSDT: Sharing Data/Tools/Ideas
Ames Area MDST: Ames Experience in Implementing a MDST
Commander Geoff Huff
Iowa DOT and Iowa LTAP Local Road Safety Workshops
• October 8, 2014 in Fairfield
• October 9, 2014 in Cedar Rapids
• October 10, 2014 in Waverly
• October 21, 2014 in Cherokee
• October 22, 2014 in Red Oak
• October 23, 2014 in Ames
Iowa DOT and Iowa LTAP Local Road Safety Workshops
Contact:
Keith Knapp at 515-294-8817 or [email protected]
Register at: http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/events/loc
al-road-safety-workshops/
