SHSP Progress and FutureFederal Perspective

Beth AlicandriOffice of Safety

2011 SHSP Peer ExchangeJune 14 – 15, 2011

Crown Plaza Hotel, Austin, Texas

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SHSP Evaluation and Updates

Department of TransportationFiscal Year 2012 Budget Highlights

Four Broad Goals

•Strengthen Infrastructure

•Spurring Innovation

•Ensuring Safety

•Reforming Government & Exercising Responsibility

FHWA 2012 Safety Budget ProposalHighway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

• Achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads

• $15.5 Billion over 6 years

• Revised Structure

FHWA 2012 Safety Budget ProposalStrategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs)

• Statewide comprehensive and data-driven• Consultation with safety stakeholders• Goals, emphasis areas, and performance targets• Updated every 5 years• Approved by the Governor or designee • Submitted to Secretary• Post on State DOT website.

FHWA 2012 Safety Budget ProposalHSIP Implementation• Eligibility: emphasis on systemic• Flexibility: – rail crossings eligible - not set aside–25% flex to other safety programs

• Rural Road Safety: replace HRRRP with 10% set aside

FHWA 2012 Safety Budget Proposal

Performance Management

• Coordinated across federal safety programs• Single set of safety targets for each state• Annual implementation plan and report sets

investment priorities• Transferability and Obligation Limit

FHWA 2012 Safety Budget Proposal

Highway Safety Data Improvement Program

• Support data improvements – base maps– Better investments with better information

• $2 Billion over 6 years• Intermodal cooperation

Next Generation Tools and Resources

• SHSP Evaluation Process Model• EMS Communication Tools• SHSP Evaluation Results• HSIP On-line Reporting Tool• Roadway Data Improvement Program• ???

Decade of Action

• United Nations Initiative (5/11/11)• Five Pillar Plan (Safe Systems Approach)• Go to www.decadeofaction.org for more

information and downloadable materials.

What are you going to do?

• Evaluate and Update your SHSP and Action Plans• Engage Your Safety Partners• Become an SHSP EPM Pilot State• Participate in the SHSP Survey

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