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CDOT presents draft Strategic Highway Safety Plan, sets 5% annual reduction targets through 2029
Summary
Colorado Department of Transportation staff presented the 2025 draft Strategic Highway Safety Plan and an associated action‑planning process to the Denver Regional Council of Governments peer exchange, outlining statewide targets and an implementation structure that relies on a coalition of agencies and local partners.
Colorado Department of Transportation staff presented the 2025 draft Strategic Highway Safety Plan and an associated action‑planning process to the Denver Regional Council of Governments peer exchange, outlining statewide targets and an implementation structure that relies on a coalition of agencies and local partners.
Melody (CDOT staff) said the plan’s vision is “Vision 0,” adding, “We believe in a future where all people using any transportation mode arrive at their destination safely.” The presentation summarized recent crash trends, persistent all‑time highs for fatalities (peaking in 2022) and serious injuries (peaking in 2023), and a mixed short‑term trend with a small statewide decrease in 2024–2025 but continued increases when normalized by vehicle miles traveled.
The SHSP development combined stakeholder input gathered through statewide workshops and a detailed crash analysis to identify 20 focus areas across five…
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