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MPO weighs setting its own safety targets but will await statewide data summit
Summary
Mesilla Valley MPO staff outlined federal safety target requirements and options including supporting state targets or setting independent targets; staff cautioned independent targets could create extra federally required reporting and recommended awaiting an NMDOT/UNM safety data summit before deciding.
Mesilla Valley MPO staff presented Feb. 11 on federal safety performance targets and options for the MPO's approach, stressing statutory reporting requirements and the trade-offs between supporting state targets and setting an independent target.
"We have to set a specific number that we are looking at for monitoring and tracking going forward," said Andrew Ray, MPO staff, summarizing federal obligations under MAP‑21 and implementing rules (cited as 23 CFR 490). Ray explained the five federally required safety measures (number of fatalities, rate of fatalities, number of serious injuries, rate of serious…
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