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Keene committee unveils draft Roadway Safety Action Plan with 190 recommended projects; data gaps noted
Summary
Consultants presented a draft Roadway Safety Action Plan to the Keene Municipal Services, Facilities & Infrastructure Committee, reporting about 4,500 crashes over 10 years, that 68% of serious crashes occur at intersections, and recommending roughly 190 projects; presenters said detailed crash reports required to analyze some measures are not currently accessible.
Consultants presented a draft Roadway Safety Action Plan to the Keene Municipal Services & Infrastructure Committee and described a menu of nearly 190 recommended projects aimed at reducing crashes and serious injuries across Keene.
The plan centers on the Federal Highway Administration’s "safe system" approach, which the consultants described as designing roadways and policies that account for human error. "It's something that Federal Highway has come up with. It recognizes human error," consultant Frank Linenbringer said during the presentation.
Why it matters: consultants said the city recorded roughly 4,500 crashes in a 10-year review and identified a high-injury network of priority locations. "Sixty-eight percent occurred at intersections," Linenbringer said, noting that intersections concentrate…
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