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MMSD moves to data‑driven ‘Unusually Hazardous Transportation’ scoring to guide busing and walk‑area decisions
Summary
Transportation staff unveiled a data‑driven tool to audit walk areas and identify unusually hazardous transportation (UHT) zones, scoring route environments and intersections to standardize decisions about busing, crossing guards and engineering mitigations; staff plan audits this spring and board review in fall.
Madison Metropolitan School District transportation staff presented a new data‑driven tool the district will use to score and audit “unusually hazardous transportation” (UHT) walk areas and intersections, aiming to replace ad hoc and narrative‑based evaluations with standardized, equity‑focused criteria.
Assistant Director of Transportation Vanessa Cruz said the district will assess two main dimensions: non‑crossing route environment (sidewalks, distance, traffic volume, speed, crime/harassment) and crossing/intersection criteria (lanes, traffic volume,…
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