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Knoxville-area TPO adopts local 2026 safety performance targets
Summary
The Knoxville regional Transportation Planning Organization adopted a resolution setting local safety performance targets for 2022–2026, using a federal 5-year averaging method tied to a regional goal to reduce fatalities and serious injuries two-thirds by 2045. Staff emphasized data-driven tracking and available federal safety grant programs.
The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization on a voice vote adopted a resolution to document local safety performance targets for the 2022–2026 period, staff said. The targets are framed to support the region’s Roadway Safety Action Plan, which aims to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries by two-thirds by 2045 (about a 5% annual reduction).
Mike, a TPO/TDOT staff presenter, told the board the action is time-sensitive: “We do have a deadline for this of in the next 2 days that we must adopt these.” He walked the board through trend charts showing fatalities, serious injuries and nonmotorist crashes and explained the federal methodology used to set the targets (a 5-year average that…
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