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CAMPO backs Nevadastate safety targets for 2025 as officials note rising fatalities
Summary
The Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization voted Feb. 12 to support Nevada state safety performance targets for 2025, which staff said are required under Federal Highway Administration regulations.
The Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization voted Feb. 12 to support Nevadastate safety performance targets for 2025, a measure staff said is required under Federal Highway Administration regulations and used to guide local highway-safety work.
Kelly Norman, Senior Transportation Planner for CAMPO, told the board that "staff recommend CAMPO support the Nevada state safety performance targets for 2025." The recommendation referenced state targets published in the Highway Safety Improvement Program and accompanying memos describing the methodology used to set the goals.
The vote followed extended discussion about worsening statewide crash trends. "We did see a 5.6% increase in crashes compared to 2023," said Rebecca (NDOT staff), reporting preliminary Nevada figures for 2024. "We represented, in that increase, 412 fatalities on our Nevada roads compared to only 390 in 2023. Motorcycle fatalities increased by over 28% and pedestrian fatalities rose nearly 5%." Rebecca noted those counts remain subject to change as crash investigations and reports are finalized.
Members and the public pressed staff on options to reverse the trend. Chair Greg Novak and several members emphasized that targets are planning tools but said they wanted more concrete local action. One member asked whether CAMPO could use safety funding more directly; Norman pointed to an open call for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) projects and said local agencies and MPOs can apply for funds to reduce serious injury crashes and fatalities. Norman identified local HSIP contacts and said the application window was open through mid-March; NDOT later confirmed a March 16 due date for HSIP applications.
Public commenters and members reiterated concerns about vulnerable road users and driver behavior. Denny French urged caution about using Mills Park as a shortcut, citing pedestrian risks. Board discussion also referenced the risk of impairment and speeding as persistent contributors to serious crashes.
A member moved to support the state targets; the motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote. The meeting record shows the motion carried with no recorded opposition. The board did not provide a roll-call tally during the meeting.
CAMPO staff said they will continue tracking local fatalities and serious injuries in their annual network monitoring report and encouraged local jurisdictions to apply for HSIP funds to pursue targeted safety projects.
