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Hillsborough TPO adopts 2026 safety and transit-agency targets after debate over usefulness
Summary
The Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization approved federally required 2026 safety performance and public transit agency safety-plan targets Jan. 14 after a board debate about whether the numbers are meaningfully tied to programs; the Citizens Advisory Committee had recommended against approval.
The Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization on Jan. 14 approved its 2026 safety performance measures and public transit agency safety-plan (PTASP) targets after staff presented data-driven recommendations and the board debated the targets’ practical value.
Connor McDonald of TPO staff walked the board through federally mandated measures — including fatalities, serious injuries and non-motorized incidents — and explained staff applied a 1% reduction factor consistent with the TPO’s long-range transportation plan. McDonald gave recommended target values, including a serious-injuries target of no more than 891, a rate…
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