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Regional Safety Action Plan draft outlines data‑driven emphasis areas and a public dashboard
Summary
NVCOG staff presented an early draft of a regional Safety Action Plan and a public‑facing dashboard; the plan prioritizes intersections, road‑departure corridors and vulnerable users, sets a schedule for public review and requests town endorsements in February.
NVCOG staff presented a draft regional Safety Action Plan to the Transportation Technical Advisory Committee and previewed a public dashboard that will accompany the plan. Rich (NVCOG staff) said the draft is an early text version with maps and images to follow and that a public draft will be posted in January, with presentations to governing boards planned for Dec. 19 and a public comment window running through the February board meeting.
Mark, who outlined the plan’s emphasis areas, said the draft draws on three years of crash data and municipal interviews to identify actionable focus areas: intersection improvements (signal upgrades to meet MUTCD standards, curb extensions, and roundabout feasibility), road‑departure countermeasures (rumble strips, signage), and vulnerable‑user actions (high‑visibility crosswalks, RRFBs, protected bike lanes). He said corridor safety assessments and concept projects are being developed for the top crash locations.
Rich clarified that the prioritization maps and project lists are protected for planning uses under “section 409 of title 23,” and do not raise town liability when used for project prioritization. Staff said the plan will also create eligibility for towns to apply for Safe Streets and Roads for All funds and other state and federal programs; however, direct implementation funding is not guaranteed through Safe Routes to School or the plan itself.
The committee discussed implementation sequencing and funding strategies. Staff said the plan team will assemble an implementation plan to identify potential funding streams, and requested that towns review the draft language and provide comments. The NVCOG team intends to circulate the hub link to members before it is broadly published and to ask member towns to endorse the plan at the February TTAC meeting.
Next steps: NVCOG will finalize visuals and dashboard functionality, circulate the public draft in January, run a public comment period through February and present the plan for endorsement in the February TTAC meeting.
