Program Planning, Development & Evaluation Award: To Mid-America Regional Council for "Destination Safe" Coalition
Destination Safe is a coalition of local, regional, state and Federal stakeholders within Missouri and Kansas working together to improve transportation system safety in the greater Kansas City region. Participating organizations include two state highway patrols and other groups with broad expertise ranging from healthcare and emergency medical services to law enforcement, planning, engineering and education. Integral partners providing staff support are the Missouri and Kansas Departments of Transportation, and the Mid-America Regional Council, which is the metropolitan planning organization for the greater Kansas City area.
A resulting product of the Coalition’s bi-monthly meetings is the Kansas City Regional Transportation Safety Blueprint, which outlines six high priority safety areas including unbelted motorists, aggressive drivers, youth and young adults, impaired drivers, pedestrians and transportation safety data. The Coalition programs safety strategies addressing the six high priority safety areas in the Kansas City region as part of Missouri’s Blueprint for Safer Roadways and Kansas Section 402 Funding. These projects support state and regional fatality and disabling injury reduction goals.
Destination Safe Coalition continues to examine transportation planning processes for opportunities to influence flexibility of funds in improving safety among the Kansas City area transportation system.
For more information, contact:
Michael Briggs
Mid-America Regional Council
Telephone: 816-474-4240
Email: mbriggs@marc.org
Rev. 10/30/07